总是 zǒng shì always Example sentences 爸爸去电影院看电影的时候总是睡着。 bàba qù diànyǐngyuàn kàn diànyǐng de shíhou zǒng shì shuì zháo. Dad always fell asleep when he goes to the cinema for watching movies 我妈妈总是跟说要努力读书以后才会有好工作。 wǒ māma zǒng shì gēn shuō yào nǔlì dúshū yǐhòu cái huì yǒu hǎo gōngzuò. My mother always told me to study hard so that I can get a good job in the future