常 cháng
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cháng
adverb
always; ever; often; frequently; constantly
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
Notes: 常 is synonymous with 经常 or 常常 in this sense and is placed before the verb that it modifies (CCD '常' 3; FE '常' 3; Guoyu '常' adj 2; Mathews 1931 '常', p. 25; Sun 2006, loc. 2053; Unihan '常'). -
cháng
proper noun
Chang
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Name 名字
Notes: (CCD '常' 5; FE '常' 6; Guoyu '常' n 2) -
cháng
adverb
long-lasting
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 常 is synonymous with 恒久 in this sense (CCD '常' 2; FE '常' 2; Guoyu '常' adv 1) -
cháng
adjective
common; general; ordinary
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 常 is synonymous with 一般, 普通, or 正常 in this sense (CCD '常' 1; FE '常' 1; Guoyu '常' adj 1; Mathews 1931 '常', p. 25; Unihan '常') -
cháng
noun
a principle; a rule
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD '常' 5; FE '常' 5; Guoyu '常' n 1; Mathews 1931 '常', p. 25) -
cháng
adjective
eternal; nitya
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: nitya, or: śāśvata, or: satata, Pali: nicca, Japanese: jō, Tibetan: rtag pa (BCSD '常', p. 420; BL 'nitya'; FGDB '常'; Mahāvyutpatti 'nityaḥ'; MW 'nitya'; SH '常', p. 349)
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- 常不轻菩萨(常不輕菩薩) Never Disparaging Bodhisattva
- 知足常乐是净土 慈悲喜舍即如来(知足常樂是淨土 慈悲喜捨即如來) Pure Land is attained in contentment and happiness; Buddha is found in kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity.
- 欲者无常(欲者無常) sensuality is inconstant
- 常晓和尚请来目录(常曉和尚請來目錄) Master Jōgyō's Catalog Submitted by Imperial Request
- 其心常惔怕 mind also was tranquil and steady
- 常住 monastery ; Permanence ; a long-term resident at a monastery ; permanence; eternalism; śāśvata; nitya-sthita
- 十二头陀行 1. 在阿兰若处 2. 常行乞食 3. 次第乞食 4. 受一食法 5. 节量食 6. 中午后不得饮浆 7. 着弊衲衣 8. 但三衣 9. 冢间住 10. 树下止 11. 露地住 12. 但坐不卧(十二頭陀行 1. 在阿蘭若處 2. 常行乞食 3. 次第乞食 4. 受一食法 5. 節量食 6. 中午後不得飲漿 7. 著弊衲衣 8. 但三衣 9. 冢間住 10. 樹下止 11. 露地住 12. 但坐不臥) Ascetic Practices: 1. living in the wilderness; 2. only eating what is given as alms; 3. collecting alms in order; 4. receiving one meal per day; 5. eating a limited amount; 6. not drinking broth after noontime; 7. wearing robes of cast-off rags; 8. wearing only the three robes; 9. dwelling in cemeteries; 10. staying under a tree; 11. dwelling in an open place; 12. only sitting and not lying down
- 常立胜幡(常立勝幡) with ever upheld victorious banner ; Anavanamita-vaig-ayanta
- 万紫千红春犹在 一年四季花常开(萬紫千紅春猶在 一年四季花常開) A kaleidoscope of colors: lingering spring; Across all four seasons: bushels of blossoms.
- 常灭(常滅) Nityaparinirvrta
- 常务委员(常務委員) Executive Board Member
- 人常卧水中(人常臥水中) an individual sinks down once and stays sunk
- 扶律说常(扶律說常) promotes rules of discipline and discusses the eternal
- 佛说无常经(佛說無常經) Anityatāsūtra; Fo Shuo Wuchang Jing
- 佛教常识问答(佛教常識問答) Questions and Answers on the General Knowledge of Buddhism
- 常务副住持(常務副住持) Executive Deputy Abbot
- 常乐我净(常樂我淨) Eternity, Bliss, Self, and Purity
- 常奉行是二十四愿(常奉行是二十四願) consistently practiced these twenty-four vows
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常伦 、 家常话 、 常绿植物 、 神经失常 、 常赋 、 不寻常 、 常备不懈 、 常青藤 、 常经 、 常州市 、 家常饭 、 寻常 、 平常 、 常品 、 常用 、 常任理事国 、 常谈 、 季常之癖 、 常平仓 、 常德丝弦 、 常羊 、 常绿树 、 时常 、 太常寺 、 戏剧化人格违常 、 常业 、 常令 、 家常豆腐 、 常朝 、 常任 、 重力异常 、 家常 、 阿伏伽德罗常数
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