平日 (píng rì) — ordinary day (as opposed to weekends or holidays); (used adverbially) usually, ordinarily; on regular days
Definition
Literally 'ordinary days', contrasting ordinary days with weekends or holidays. Unlike 平时/平常 (also 'usually' / 'ordinary times'), 平日 foregrounds the contrast with special days.
noun
ordinary day (as opposed to weekends or holidays)(used adverbially) usuallyordinarilyon regular days
Examples
- 平日，。píng rì Chāo shì rén bù duō, dàn zhōu mò jǐ mǎn le rén.The supermarket isn't crowded on ordinary days, but on weekends it's packed.
- 平日，。Tā píng rì gōng zuò hěn máng, zhǐ yǒu wǎn shàng cái néng kàn shū.He's usually very busy with work and can only read in the evenings.
- 平日，。píng rì De fàn cài hěn jiǎn dān, zhōu mò cái huì zuò jǐ gè hǎo cài.On ordinary days meals are very simple; only on weekends do we cook a few nice dishes.
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