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<p>Both 常常 (chángcháng) and 经常 (jīngcháng) express similar concepts, though using them properly requires attention to some small details.</p>
<h2 id="both-are-used-as-adverbs-expressing-frequency">Both are used as adverbs expressing frequency</h2>
<p>常常 and 经常 both express that the action happened many times, and that the time between each time it happens is very short.</p>
<h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
<div class="jiegou">
<p>常常 / 经常 + Verb</p>
</div>
<h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>奶奶 去世 以前，我 <em>常常</em> 去 看 她。<span class="trans">Before Grandma died, I often went to see her.</span></li>
<li>以前， 我 <em>经常</em> 不 吃 早 饭。<span class="trans">Before, I often didn't eat breakfast.</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="经常-can-also-be-used-to-describe-actions-in-the-future">经常 can also be used to describe actions in the future</h2>
<p>经常 can also be used in actions in the future. You cannot do this with 常常。</p>
<h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>
<div class="jiegou">
<p>经常 + Verb</p>
</div>
<h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>你 以后 要 <em>经常</em> 做 运动。<span class="trans">Later, you are going to exercise often.</span></li>
<li>这个项目 做完 以后， 我 会 <em>经常</em> 陪 你。<span class="trans">Once this project is done, then I can go with you more often.</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="经常-is-also-used-as-an-adjective">经常 is also used as an adjective</h2>
<p>经常 is not only a time adverb, it can also be an adjective. When using it as an adjective, place it before the noun or use it in combination with 性 to make it into 经常性. You cannot do thing with 常常.</p>
<h3 id="structure-2">Structure</h3>
<div class="jiegou">
<p>经常 + Noun</p>
</div>
<h3 id="examples-2">Examples</h3>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>她 忘记 带 钥匙 是 <em>经常</em> 的 事情。<span class="trans">Her forgetting to bring a key is a frequent occurrence.</span></li>
<li>接待 客户 对 我们 来 说 是<em>经常</em> 性 工作。<span class="trans">Greeting customers is a common job for us.</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="negative-form-不常不经常">Negative form “不常”/“不经常”</h2>
<p>The negative form of 经常 is 不经常. 常常 is usually 不常 in it's negative form.</p>
<h3 id="structure-3">Structure</h3>
<div class="jiegou">
<p>不 + 经常</p>
</div>
<div class="jiegou">
<p>不 + 常</p>
</div>
<h3 id="examples-3">Examples</h3>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>我 <em>不 经常</em> 看 电视。<span class="trans">I don't watch television very often.</span></li>
<li>他 <em>不 常</em> 来 我 家。<span class="trans">He doesn't come to my house very often.</span></li>
<li>我 <em>不 常</em> 在家 做饭。<span class="trans">I don't cook very often at home.</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="examples-of-right-and-wrong-sentences">Examples of right and wrong sentences</h2>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>你 以后 要 <em>常常</em> 做 运动。<span class="expl">&quot;常常&quot; can't be used in the future.</span></li>
<li>你 以后 要 <em>经常</em> 做 运动。<span class="trans">Later, you are going to exercise often.</span></li>
<li>这 是 <em>常常</em> 的 事。<span class="expl">&quot;常常&quot; can not be an adjective.</span></li>
<li>这 是 <em>经常</em> 的 事。<span class="trans">This is a common event.</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="example-dialog">Example dialog</h2>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>A: 你 以前<em>经常</em> 不 吃 早 饭 吗？<span class="trans">You didn't often eat breakfast before?</span></li>
<li>B: 对，我 <em>常常</em> 睡 到 中午 十二点。<span class="trans">Right, I often slept until noon.</span></li>
<li>A: 不 <em>经常</em> 吃 早 饭 不 是 个 好 习惯。<span class="trans">Not eating breakfast often isn't a good habit.</span></li>
<li>B: 我 知道。我 决定 以后 <em>经常</em> 吃 早饭。<span class="trans">I know. I decided I'm going to eat breakfast often from now on.</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="see-also">See Also</h2>
<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
<h3 id="websites">Websites</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.academia.edu/2280709/2012_-_The_two_types_of_verbal_plurality_the_case_of_jingchang_usually_and_changchang_often">The two types of verbal plurality: the case of jingchang (經 常) ‘usually’ and changchang (常常) ‘often’</a></p>
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