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Meaning

accustomed to; used to

Chinese: 习惯、惯常。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “guan” becomes a different word in each tone. 惯 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 习惯xí guànhabit; custom; usual practice; to be used to
  • 惯例guàn lìconvention; usual practice
  • 惯性guàn xìng(physics) inertia; (fig.) force of habit; tendency to do things in the accustomed way; habitual
  • 司空见惯sī kōng jiàn guàna common occurrence (idiom)
  • 娇惯jiāo guànto pamper; to coddle; to spoil

Example Sentence

我已经习惯了早睡早起。Wǒ yǐ jīng xí guàn le zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ.I am used to going to bed and getting up early.

I已经yǐ jīngalready习惯xí guànhabitle(completed action)zǎoearlyshuìto sleep早起zǎo qǐto get up early