常识

cháng shí

HSK 5

Meaning

日常生活中的基本知识或道理，通常指人们普遍应该知道的事情。

Basic knowledge or principles in daily life, generally referring to things that people should commonly know.

用于描述一个人是否具备基本的生活知识和判断能力，常出现在讨论、评价或提醒的语境中。

Used to describe whether a person possesses basic life knowledge and judgment ability, often in contexts of discussion, evaluation, or reminder.

1 他连这点常识都没有，真是让人无语。 (He doesn't even have this basic common sense, it's really speechless.)
2 在野外生存，掌握一些常识非常重要。 (When surviving in the wild, it's very important to have some common sense.)
3 天冷要多穿衣服，这是常识。 (Wear more clothes when it's cold, that's common sense.)
4 别做这种危险的事，连小孩都有的常识。 (Don't do such dangerous things, even a child has that common sense.)
5 作为成年人，你应该具备基本的社会常识。 (As an adult, you should have basic social common sense.)

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