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<h1>Using "always" as a complaint with "laoshi"
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<p>We have a few ways to say "always" in Chinese, and one of them is to use the word 老是 (lǎoshì).</p>

<h2>Contents</h2>

  
<div class="contents"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1 Structure </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2 Examples </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">3 See also </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4 Sources and further reading </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4.1 Websites </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4.2 Dictionaries</span></li>
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<h3>Structure</h3>

<p>老是 is an adverb, usually translated into English as "always." It expresses that an action or a condition constantly repeats or continues. 老是 also has an unsatisfied or frustrated tone and can be interchanged with the word 总是. You can also use 老 instead of 老是.</p>

<div class="deux">老是 + Predicate</div>

<p>The predicate part of the pattern can be a verb or an adjective.</p>

<p>When 老是 is used together with an adjective, 老是 is usually followed by an adverb such as 不, 很, 非常, 这么, 那 etc.
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<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">你 怎么 老是 加班 ？
Nǐ zěnme lǎoshì jiābān?
Why do you always work late? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">那个 孩子 老 说 脏 话 。
Nàge háizi lǎo shuō zāng huà.
That kid always says bad words. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">你 怎么 老是 不 高兴 ？
Nǐ zěnme lǎoshì bù gāoxìng?
How are you always unhappy? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">你 儿子 上课 的 时候 老是 说话 。
Nǐ érzi shàngkè de shíhou lǎoshì shuōhuà.
Your son talks all the time in the class. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">这个 老师 老是 这么 严肃 。
Zhège lǎoshī lǎoshì zhème yánsù.
This teacher is always so serious. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">别 老是 抱怨 。
Bié lǎoshì bàoyuàn.
Stop complaining all the time. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">这个 机器 老 出 问题 。
Zhège jīqì lǎo chū wèntí.
There is always something wrong with this machine. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 经常 迟到 ，还 老是 找 借口 。
Tā jīngcháng chídào, hái lǎoshì zhǎo jièkǒu.
He's always late. And he always makes excuses. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">奶奶 老是 忘 带 钥匙 。
Nǎinai lǎoshì wàng dài yàoshi.
My grandma forgets to take her keys all the time. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">你 老是 这么 凶 干吗 ？
Nǐ lǎoshì zhème xiōng gànmá?
Why are you always so mean to me? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 真 讨厌 ，老是 跟 朋友 借钱 。
Tā zhēn tǎoyàn, lǎoshì gēn péngyou jièqián.
He's such a nuisance. He borrows money from his friend very often.</span><br/></li>
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<h3>See also</h3>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">"Always" with "conglai"
"Never" with "conglai"</span><br/></li>
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<h3>Sources and further reading</h3>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Websites

Qingwen: Always in Chinese: 总是 (zǒngshì) and 老是</span><br/></li>
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<h3>Dictionaries</h3>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">现代汉语词典（第5版） (pp. 145) →buy</span><br/></li>
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