常情 (cháng qíng) — common sense (in human relationships); what is normal and reasonable
Definition
常情 refers to what feels normal and reasonable in human relationships — 'common sense' of how people treat each other, often used in the set phrase 人之常情 ('only human').
noun
common sense (in human relationships)what is normal and reasonable
Examples
- ，常情。Péng you zhī jiān hù xiāng bāng zhù, zhè shì cháng qíng.Friends helping each other — that's just common sense.
- ，。Guò nián huí jiā kàn fù mǔ, zhè shì rén zhī cháng qíng.Going home to see your parents for the New Year — that's human nature.
- ，。Tā shēng qì yě shì rén zhī cháng qíng, nǐ bié guài tā.His anger is also only natural — don't blame him.
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