Chinese

總是

zǒngshì

always; invariably

TOCFL 3
总是

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characterChinese總 “to collect”
- meaningChinese糸 “thin silk”
- soundChinese悤
characterChinese是 “this; this thing”

Sources

HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
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Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0