习惯 xíguàn in a sentence
Custom (habit - be use to - usual practice)
习惯 (xíguàn) means Custom (habit - be use to - usual practice). Below are 23 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
早上锻炼是个好 习惯 。
Zǎoshang duànliàn shì gè hǎo xíguàn.
Exercising in the morning is a good habit.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 习惯
要从小培养好 习惯 。
Yào cóngxiǎo péiyǎng hǎo xíguàn.
Good habits should be cultivated from childhood.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 培养
勤俭是一种好 习惯 。
Qínjiǎn shì yì zhǒng hǎo xíguàn.
Diligence and thrift are a good habit.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 勤俭
各国的 习惯 都不一样。
Gè guó de xíguàn dōu bù yíyàng.
Every country has different customs.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 各
他有良好的学习 习惯 。
Tā yǒu liánghǎo de xuéxí xíguàn.
He has good study habits.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 良好
他 习惯 清晨出去跑步。
Tā xíguàn qīngchén chūqù pǎobù.
He is used to going out for a run at dawn.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 清晨
要养成早睡早起的 习惯 。
Yào yǎngchéng zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ de xíguàn.
You should form the habit of early nights and early mornings.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 养成
我们要尊重别人的 习惯 。
Wǒmen yào zūnzhòng biérén de xíguàn.
We should respect other people's customs.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 尊重
他一直保持着这个 习惯 。
Tā yìzhí bǎochí zhe zhège xíguàn.
He has kept up this habit all along.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 保持
年轻人的消费 习惯 变了。
Niánqīng rén de xiāofèi xíguàn biàn le.
Young people's spending habits have changed.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 消费
这个 习惯 是慢慢形成的。
Zhège xíguàn shì mànmàn xíngchéng de.
This habit formed gradually.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 形成
他养成了每天看书的 习惯 。
Tā yǎngchéng le měi tiān kàn shū de xíguàn.
He has developed the habit of reading every day.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 养成
他逐渐 习惯 了这里的生活。
Tā zhújiàn xíguàn le zhèlǐ de shēnghuó.
He gradually got used to life here.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 逐渐
错误的 习惯 必须尽早纠正。
Cuòwù de xíguàn bìxū jǐnzǎo jiūzhèng.
Bad habits must be corrected as early as possible.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 纠正
他终于戒掉了酗酒的 习惯 。
Tā zhōngyú jiè diào le xùjiǔ de xíguàn.
He finally gave up his heavy drinking.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 酗酒
良好的 习惯 需要持久的坚持。
Liánghǎo de xíguàn xūyào chíjiǔ de jiānchí.
Good habits require sustained persistence.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 持久
南北方的饮食 习惯 差别很大。
Nán běi fāng de yǐnshí xíguàn chābié hěn dà.
Eating habits differ greatly between north and south.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 饮食
坏 习惯 一旦根深蒂固就很难改。
Huài xíguàn yídàn gēn shēn dì gù jiù hěn nán gǎi.
Once a bad habit is deeply ingrained it is hard to change.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 根深蒂固
他 习惯 把当天的安排记在备忘录里。
Tā xíguàn bǎ dàngtiān de ānpái jì zài bèiwànglù lǐ.
He is in the habit of noting the day's arrangements in a memo book.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 备忘录
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From the graded readers
刚开始休息的时候,我特别不 习惯 。
gāng kāishǐ xiūxi de / dì shíhou, wǒ tèbié bù xíguàn.
At first I found resting extremely uncomfortable.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Facing Pressure
Questions about 习惯
How is 习惯 used in a sentence?
This page shows 23 sentences using 习惯 (xíguàn, "Custom (habit - be use to - usual practice)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
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Is 习惯 an HSK word?
Yes — 习惯 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
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