往常 (wǎng cháng) — (noun) the usual time; ordinary circumstances

Définition

往常 is a noun meaning '(the) usual / ordinary times' — the past baseline you compare today against (比往常…,跟往常一样). Unlike 平常 it stresses past routine, and unlike 通常 it isn't an adverb.

noun
the usual timeordinary circumstances

Exemples

  • 往常
    Tā jīn tiān bǐ wǎng cháng lái de wǎn.
    He came later than usual today.
  • 往常
    Gēn wǎng cháng yí yàng, tā zǎo shàng liù diǎn jiù qǐ chuáng le.
    As usual, he got up at six in the morning.
  • 往常
    Jīn nián de qíng kuàng gēn wǎng cháng bù tóng.
    This year's situation is different from usual.

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