一般 (yī bān) — ordinary, common, so-so
Definition
At HSK 3, 一般 is the casual 'so-so / just average' — a mildly negative judgment on quality. 普通 means plain or ordinary in a neutral sense; 正常 means normal (as expected).
adjective
ordinarycommonso-so
Examples
- 一般，。Zhè běn shū hěn yī bān, wǒ bù xǐ huan.This book is just so-so; I don't like it.
- 一般。Zhè ge shāng diàn de yī fu zhì liàng yī bān.The quality of the clothes in this store is ordinary.
- 一般。Tā de chéng jì hěn yī bān.His grades are just average.
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