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平常
píng cháng
Meaning
- ordinary
- usually
Definition
普通，通常，不特别；平时，日常。
ordinary, usual, common; normally, everyday.
Usage
可作为形容词或名词使用。形容词时表示事物或状态的一般性；名词时指通常的时间或情况。
Can be used as an adjective or noun. As an adjective, it describes something as common or usual; as a noun, it refers to normal times or everyday situations.
Examples
- 1 平常我们六点下班。（Usually we get off work at six o'clock.）
- 2 今天的天气很平常。（Today's weather is very ordinary.）
- 3 他平常不怎么说话。（He doesn't talk much usually.）
- 4 这件衣服款式很平常，没什么特别。（The style of this clothes is very common, nothing special.）
- 5 平常心对待考试结果。（Treat the exam results with an ordinary mind.）
- 6 他平常最喜欢看书。（He usually likes reading books the most.）
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