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  <p>We have a few ways to say "<b>always</b>" in Chinese, and one of them is to use the word <span class="hanzi">老是</span> (<span class="pinyin">lǎoshì</span>).</p>

  <h2>Contents</h2>

  <ol>
    <li>Structure<br/></li>

    <li>Examples<br/></li>

    <li>See also<br/></li>

    <li>Sources and further reading<br/></li>

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      <li>Books<br/></li>
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  <h2 id="used-with-verbs">Used with Verbs</h2>

  <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>

  <p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">老是</span> is an adverb, usually translated into English as "<b>always</b>." It expresses that an action or a condition constantly repeats or continues. <span class="hanzi">老是</span> also has an unsatisfied or frustrated tone and can be interchanged with <a href="&quot;Always&quot;_with_&quot;zongshi&quot;" title="wikilink">the word 总是</a>.</p>

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      <span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">老是</span> + Verb
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  <p>You can also use "<span class="hanzi">老</span>" instead of "<span class="hanzi">老是</span>."</p>

  <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">你 怎么 老是 加班 ？</span> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ zěnme lǎoshì jiābān?</span><br/><span> Why do you always work overtime?</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">他 老 说 脏 话 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Tā lǎo shuō zānghuà.</span><br/><span> He always says bad words.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">这个 机器 老 出 问题 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Zhège jīqì lǎo chū wèntí.</span><br/><span> There is always something wrong with this machine.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">他 老是 抱怨 自己 的 生活 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Tā lǎoshì bàoyuàn zǐjǐ de shēnghuó.</span><br/><span> He complains about his life all the time.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 老是 找 借口 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ lǎoshì zhǎo jièkǒu.</span><br/><span> You always make excuses.</span></li>
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  <h2 id="used-with-adjectives">Used with Adjectives</h2>

  <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>

  <p>When it is used together with an adjective, <span class="hanzi">老是</span> usually has an adverb such as "<span class="hanzi">不, 很, 非常, 这么, 那么</span>" etc., after it.</p>

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    <div class="deux">
      Subj. + <span class="hanzist">老是</span> + Adv. + Adj.
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  <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">这个 老师 老是 很 严肃 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Zhège lǎoshī lǎoshì hěn yánsù.</span><br/><span> This teacher is always very serious.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 老是 这么 凶 干吗 ？</span> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ lǎoshì zhème xiōng gànmá?</span><br/><span> Why are you always so mean to me?</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 怎么 老是 不 高兴 ？</span> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ zěnme lǎoshì bù gāoxìng?</span> <span> How are you always unhappy?</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">别 老是 那么 自恋 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Bié lǎoshì nàme zìliàn.</span><br/><span> Don't be so self-absorbed all the time.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 家 的 东西 怎么 老是 坏 ？</span> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ jiā de dōngxi zěnme lǎoshì huài?</span><br/><span> How come there's always something broken in your house?</span></li>
    </ul>
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  <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>

  <ul>
    <li><a href="&quot;Always&quot;_with_&quot;conglai&quot;" title="wikilink">"Always" with "conglai"</a></li>

    <li><a href="&quot;Never&quot;_with_&quot;conglai&quot;" title="wikilink">"Never" with "conglai"</a></li>
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  <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>

  <h3 id="websites">Websites</h3>

  <ul>
    <li>Qingwen: Always in Chinese: <span class="hanzi">总是</span> (<span class="pinyin">zǒngshì</span>) and <span class="hanzi">老是</span></li>
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  <h3 id="dictionaries">Dictionaries</h3>

  <ul>
    <li><span class="hanzi">现代汉语词典（第5版）</span> (pp. 145)</li>
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