平平 (píng píng) — average, mediocre, so-so
Definition
平平 (píngping) is a bound reduplicated form used as an adjective meaning 'average, so-so' — almost always followed by a complement like 的 or 无奇. Often used pejoratively to imply mediocrity rather than neutral adequacy.
bound form
averagemediocreso-so
Examples
- 平平，。Zhè cì kǎo shì de chéng jì zhǐ shì píng píng, bú suàn hǎo yě bú suàn chà.The exam results were just average, neither good nor bad.
- 平平，。Zhè bù diàn yǐng de jù qíng hěn píng píng, méi yǒu shén me jīng xǐ.The plot of this movie is very mediocre, there's no surprise.
- 平平，。Tā de biǎo xiàn yì zhí píng píng, méi yǒu tè bié tū chū de dì fāng.His performance has always been average, nothing particularly outstanding.
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