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寻常
xún cháng
Meaning
- usual; common; ordinary
Definition
平常，普通。
ordinary, common.
Usage
用来形容事物或情况没有特别之处，很常见。
Used to describe things or situations that are not special, very common.
Examples
- 1 这在寻常人看来可能很难理解。(It may be hard for ordinary people to understand.)
- 2 他过着寻常的生活，没有什么特别的爱好。(He leads an ordinary life with no special hobbies.)
- 3 在寻常的日子里，我们也要保持微笑。(In ordinary days, we should keep smiling.)
- 4 这种病在寻常医院就能治疗。(This kind of disease can be treated in ordinary hospitals.)
- 5 寻常百姓家也会有这样的烦恼。(Even ordinary families can have such troubles.)
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