老 是

lǎoshì

adverbHSK 2

“Always” in Chinese is 老是 (lǎoshì).

Meaning

always

Example

你老是不满意！

You're never satisfied!

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

lǎoHSK 16 strokesprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity shìHSK 19 strokesto be (followed by substantives only)

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Not to be confused with: 老实 (lǎoshi, honest; sincere) · 老师 (lǎoshī, teacher)