often meaning in Chinese
adv.
常常，往往，屡次，再三。
How often does the tram run? 这电车多久一班？ as often as ...每当。 as often as not 屡次，往往。 often and often 屡次三番，经常。 more often than not 往往，多半，大概。
★often 一般用于动词之前， be 及助动词之后；有时也用于句末以加强语气。
如：He often goes there. I've often been there. I haven't been there very often.
Examples
- Then it is often called survivor growth .
为此，常称它为生存木生长。 - The value of commodities often fluctuates .
商品的价值是经常变动的。 - Often they mark the path with buoys .
他们常常用浮标作为航道的标志。 - Errors often have more than one component .
误差经常有不只一项组元。 - They often fall out over some trifling matter .
他们常常因小事争吵。