The word for "usually" in Mandarin
Just like &quot;usually, typically, normally and often&quot; in English, &quot;通常, 平日, 素来, 往往 and 常常&quot; In Chinese have overlapping meanings but they all have subtle differences with each others.

&quot;通常&quot; = usually /typically (emphasizes on normalcy)
Example : &quot;他通常不做好事&quot; (usually, he doesn't do good things - not doing good things to him is normal)

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&quot;平日&quot;= &quot;in normal days/ normally&quot;  (emphasizes on regularity)
Example : &quot;他平日不做好事&quot; (normally, he doesn't do good things  - it is a regular routine for him to not do the good things)

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&quot;素/ 素来&quot; = &quot;always&quot; (emphasizes on constancy)
Example : &quot;他素来不做好事&quot; (always, he doesn't do good things- he has always been like that )

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&quot;往往&quot; = &quot;often&quot; (implies 'ironically')
Example : &quot;他往往不做好事&quot; (often, he doesn't do good things- despite other's expectation )

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&quot;常/ 常常 &quot; = often  (implies more often than not)
Example : &quot;他常常不做好事&quot; (often, he doesn't do good things- he is like that more often than not)