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通常

usually; commonly

通常
tōngcháng1st tone

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Pinyin
tōngcháng
Strokes
21
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1

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通常 is written with 21 strokes (通: 10, 常: 11). The animation replays automatically.

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HSK 5. 通常所说的… means 'what is commonly called…'.

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拘留她们的依据是刑法第四百三十一条,也就是通常所说的公共丑闻罪。

The legal basis for detaining them was Article 431 of the Criminal Code, commonly known as the Public Scandal Law.

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