习惯 meaning in English

xíguàn

habit; custom

HSK 2nounverbTraditional 習慣14 strokes

Meaning of 习惯

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xíguàn

habit
custom
usual practice
to be used to

Measure word: 個|个

How to use 习惯

习惯 works as a noun meaning habit or custom, and as a verb meaning to be used to something. As a verb it takes an object directly, with no extra word for "to". Example: 我还不习惯这里的天气。(Wǒ hái bù xíguàn zhèlǐ de tiānqì.) I am still not used to the weather here.

习 (xí) means to practice, as in 学习 (xuéxí) and 练习 (liànxí), and 惯 (guàn) has the heart radical 忄 on the left. Something you practice so often that your heart gets used to it becomes a 习惯 (xíguàn), a habit.

Common mistake: Learners often translate "get used to" word by word and add 到, as in 习惯到. The correct form is just 习惯 plus the object, or 习惯了 to show the change, as in 我习惯了 (wǒ xíguàn le), I have gotten used to it.

习惯 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ在zài三sān或huò四sì周zhōu内nèi就jiù会huì习xí惯guàn。

You'll get used to this in three or four weeks.

他tā有yǒu用yòng英yīng文wén写xiě日rì记jì的de习xí惯guàn。

He keeps a diary in English.

你nǐ很hěn快kuài就jiù会huì习xí惯guàn日rì本běn料liào理lǐ。

You will soon get used to Japanese food.

她tā到dào死sǐ都dōu改gǎi不bù了liǎo那nà个ge习xí惯guàn。

She carried that habit to her grave.

我wǒ不bù习xí惯guàn在zài公gōng众zhòng场chǎng合hé说shuō话huà。

I'm not used to speaking in public.

Stroke order for each character

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习 xí · to study · 3 strokes

惯 guàn · accustomed to · 11 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 习惯.

学习	xuéxí	to learn; to study
练习	liànxí	to practice; exercise
实习	shíxí	to practice; field work
复习	fùxí	to review; revision
预习	yùxí	to prepare a lesson
补习	bǔxí	to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor
演习	yǎnxí	(military, firefighting etc) (verb and noun) drill; exercise; maneuver
惯例	guànlì	convention; usual practice
习俗	xísú	custom; tradition
温习	wēnxí	to review (a lesson etc)
惯性	guànxìng	(physics) inertia; (fig.) force of habit
娇惯	jiāoguàn	to pamper; to coddle

Questions about 习惯

What does 习惯 mean?

习惯 (xíguàn) means "habit; custom" and is used as a noun and verb.

How do you write 习惯?

习惯 is made of 2 characters: 习 (3 strokes), 惯 (11 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 习惯 an HSK word?

Yes. 习惯 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 习惯 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 习惯 is written 習慣.

How do I say good habit or bad habit in Chinese?

Say 好习惯 (hǎo xíguàn) for a good habit and 坏习惯 (huài xíguàn) for a bad habit. You can also say 养成习惯 (yǎngchéng xíguàn) to mean to form a habit.

How do I ask someone if they are used to life in a new place?

A very common question is 你习惯这里的生活吗？(Nǐ xíguàn zhèlǐ de shēnghuó ma?) Are you used to life here? A simple answer is 习惯了 (xíguàn le) or 还不太习惯 (hái bú tài xíguàn), not quite yet.