总是zǒng shìalways

1. 1.

   alwaysadverb

• 总always
• 是not compositional here

See it in 他总是很忙 and 我早上总是喝茶.

1. HSK 1

   他总是很忙。

   Tā zǒngshì hěn máng.

   He's always busy.

2. HSK 1

   我早上总是喝茶。

   Wǒ zǎoshang zǒngshì hē chá.

   I always drink tea in the morning.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你怎么总是不吃饭？

   Nǐ zěnme zǒngshì bù chī fàn?

   Why do you always skip meals?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我工作太忙了。

   Wǒ gōngzuò tài máng le.

   I'm too busy with work.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   不吃饭可不好。

   Bù chī fàn kě bù hǎo.

   Skipping meals is really not good.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   我知道了。

   Wǒ zhīdào le.

   Got it.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 他___很忙。 (He's always busy.)

   A总是B昨天C刚才
2. 2.What does 我早上总是喝茶。 mean?

   AI always drink tea in the morning.BI never drink tea in the morning.CI drank tea this morning.
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我早上___喝茶。 (I always drink tea in the morning.)

   A总是B不C没

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