司空见惯 (sī kōng jiàn guàn) — to be accustomed to something; to regard something as commonplace
Definition
A chengyu meaning something is so common that no one is surprised by it. Stronger than just 'common' — it implies people have become used to (and perhaps indifferent to) it.
phrase
to be accustomed to somethingto regard something as commonplace
Examples
- ，司空见惯。Duì yú dà chéng shì de gāo fáng jià, dāng dì rén yǐ jīng sī kōng jiàn guàn le.Locals have become accustomed to the high housing prices in big cities.
- 司空见惯，。Zhè zhǒng bù gōng píng de xiàn xiàng zài jiù shè huì sī kōng jiàn guàn, dàn jīn tiān bù néng róng rěn.This kind of unfairness was commonplace in old society, but today it cannot be tolerated.
- ，司空见惯。Tā měi tiān jiā bān dào shēn yè, tóng shì men zǎo yǐ sī kōng jiàn guàn le.He works overtime until late every night; his colleagues have long been used to it.
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