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老是 — meaning in English

lǎo shi

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English meaning

  • constantly adv Happening all the time or very often; without stopping.
  • ever adv At any time.
  • forever adv For all time; without end.
  • nonstop adjective Continuing without any pause or stop, especially for a journey.

Senses

老是 is used for these senses in English:

  • all the time (set phrase, duration) Always; constantly; for the complete duration.
  • constantly In a constant manner; occurring continuously; persistently.
  • ever (formal, or, archaic) Always, frequently, forever.
  • forever (frequency) Constantly or frequently.
  • nonstop Without stopping; without interruption or break

ever — full definition

  1. adv At any time.
  2. adv Always; continuously.
  3. adv Used after a question word for emphasis.

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