How to Say ‘Do you hike often?’ in Traditional Chinese
你常爬山嗎？
nǐ cháng pá shān ma
[nǐ cháng páshān ma]
💬 Usage Tip: 常 (cháng) "often" goes right before the verb, never at the end of the sentence like English. Another example is 我常喝咖啡 "I often drink coffee."
Phrase Breakdown
你常
nǐ cháng
do you often
你 (you) + 常 (often). 常 goes before the verb to show frequency.
你常運動嗎？
Do you exercise often?
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
常
cháng
[cháng]
often
Adverb meaning frequently, usually.
他常喝咖啡。
He often drinks coffee.
爬山嗎？
pá shān ma
go hiking?
爬山 means hiking. 嗎 at the end makes it a yes/no question.
週末要爬山嗎？
Do you want to go hiking this weekend?
Words in this phrase
爬山
pá shān
[páshān]
hiking; mountain climbing
Literally 'climb mountain'; a popular hobby in Taiwan.
週末我們去爬山。
We go hiking on the weekend.
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.
你喜歡這個活動嗎？
Do you like this event?
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