常用 cháng yòng
“in common usage”
adjective2021 list level 2
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
常用 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 557: 常用 chángyòng — Level 3; official annotation 3. PDF page 93
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 常用
常用 can be an adjective meaning “commonly used” (常用词, 常用的方法) or a verb phrase meaning “often use” (我常用手机查词典). It is common at HSK 3 in both everyday descriptive and action contexts. When 常用 is modified by 很 and used before a noun, add 的: 很常用的词.
例句Example sentences
- 这是汉语里很常用的一个词。zhè shì hàn yǔ lǐ hěn cháng yòng de yí gè cí.This is a very commonly used word in Chinese.
- 我常用手机查生词。wǒ cháng yòng shǒu jī chá shēng cí.I often use my phone to look up new words.
- 老师给我们整理了一张常用汉字表。lǎo shī gěi wǒ men zhěng lǐ le yì zhāng cháng yòng hàn zì biǎo.The teacher made us a list of commonly used Chinese characters.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗这是一个很常用词。
✓这是一个很常用的词。
A degree phrase such as 很常用 needs 的 before the noun it modifies: 很常用的词.
易混词Easily confused
常用vs常常
常常 means "often" and normally comes before a verb or adjective predicate (我常常去图书馆、他常常很忙). 常用 can mean "commonly used" before a noun (常用词), or "often use" before an object (常用手机查资料).