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Using "always" as a complaint with "老是"
- 你 怎么 老是 加班 ？
- Why are you always working late?
- 那个 孩子 老 说 脏话 。
- That kid always says bad words.
- 你 怎么 老是 不 高兴 ？
- How are you always unhappy?
- 你 儿子 上课 的 时候 老是 说话 。
- Your son talks all the time in class.
- 这个 老师 老是 这么 严肃 。
- This teacher is always so serious.
- 别 老是 抱怨 。
- Stop complaining all the time.
- 这个 机器 老是 出 问题 。
- There is always something wrong with this machine.
- 他 经常 迟到 ，还 老是 找 借口 。
- He's always late. And he always makes excuses.
- 奶奶 老是 忘 带 钥匙 。
- Grandma forgets to take her keys all the time.
- 你 老是 这么 凶 干吗 ？
- Why are you always so mean?
- 他 真 讨厌 ，老是 跟 朋友 借钱 。
- He's such a nuisance. He's always borrowing money from his friends.
- Level: B1 / HSK3
- Similar to
- Used for: Expressing frequency, Expressing attitude
- Keywords: 是, 老是, 老
We have a few ways to say "always" in Chinese, and one of them is to use the word 老是 (lǎoshì). 老是 is usually used in the context of a complaint, like how your sister is "always" hogging the bathroom.
Structure
老是 is an adverb, usually translated into English as "always." It expresses that an action or a condition constantly repeats or continues and can be interchanged with the word 总是. However, 老是 also has an unsatisfied or frustrated tone.
老 (是) + Predicate
You can also use 老 instead of 老是. The predicate part of the pattern can be a verb or an adjective.
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.
Examples
- 你 怎么 老是 加班 ？
- Why are you always working late?
- 那个 孩子 老 说 脏话 。
- That kid always says bad words.
- 你 怎么 老是 不 高兴 ？
- How are you always unhappy?
- 你 儿子 上课 的 时候 老是 说话 。
- Your son talks all the time in class.
- 这个 老师 老是 这么 严肃 。
- This teacher is always so serious.
- 别 老是 抱怨 。
- Stop complaining all the time.
- 这个 机器 老是 出 问题 。
- There is always something wrong with this machine.
- 他 经常 迟到 ，还 老是 找 借口 。
- He's always late. And he always makes excuses.
- 奶奶 老是 忘 带 钥匙 。
- Grandma forgets to take her keys all the time.
- 你 老是 这么 凶 干吗 ？
- Why are you always so mean?
- 他 真 讨厌 ，老是 跟 朋友 借钱 。
- He's such a nuisance. He's always borrowing money from his friends.
See also
Sources and further reading
Websites
Dictionaries
- 现代汉语词典（第5版） (pp. 145) 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 →buy