习惯xí guànhabit; custom; usual practice
习惯 (xí guàn) means "habit," "custom," or "usual practice" as a noun, and "to be used to" as a verb. You can have a 好习惯 (good habit), or say 我习惯了 (I've gotten used to it) about food, weather, or a new place.
What does 习惯 mean?
- 1.
habit; custom; usual practicenoun
- 2.
to be used toverb
What do the characters in 习惯 mean?
- 习habit
- 惯accustomed to
How do you use 习惯?
As a verb, 习惯 often takes 了 to show a change, as in 我已经习惯了.
Patterns
习惯 + verb phrase
我不习惯这么早起床。
Wǒ bù xíguàn zhème zǎo qǐchuáng.
I'm not used to getting up this early.
What are some examples of 习惯 in a sentence?
How is 习惯 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你来这儿多长时间了?
Nǐ lái zhèr duō cháng shíjiān le?
How long have you been here?
- Speaker B:
快一年了。
Kuài yì nián le.
Almost a year.
- Speaker A:
这儿的菜你习惯了吗?
Zhèr de cài nǐ xíguàn le ma?
Have you gotten used to the food here?
- Speaker B:
习惯了,现在我很喜欢吃辣的。
Xíguàn le, xiànzài wǒ hěn xǐhuan chī là de.
Yes. Now I really like spicy food.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.