B04
core
Context
Time
Frequency / Repetition
How often does it happen?
basic
Frequency adverbial
Habitual aspect
含义
How many times or how regularly an event happens: once, often, always, never, repeatedly, usually, sometimes.
如何识别
Find words that say how often something happens.
示例
单词
always|often|sometimes|never|twice
短语
every day|three times a week|again and again
句子
He usually drinks coffee in the morning.
Visual guide
Basic shape
Event marks on time: |--x--|--x--|--x--| x = it happens How often? often / never / twice He usually drinks coffee.
Compare shape
Frequency vs habitual: Frequency: how many times? once, twice, every day Habitual: regular pattern He usually drinks coffee. Forms: adverb, reduplication, particle, special verb form
语言视角
用母语深入讲解
中文
显性程度
strong
重要程度
Frequency is usually expressed with adverbs such as 常常, 经常, 总是, 有时候, and with context or repeated-event patterns.
我常常喝茶。
wǒ chángcháng hē chá = I often drink tea
在所学语言中
英语
显性程度
strong
学习难度
英语用频率副词和时间短语来表达习惯、重复和发生次数。
I often drink coffee.
often = 表示重复发生的频率
常见易错点
学习者可能把频率副词放在不自然的位置，例如说成 “I drink often coffee”。
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.