Definition
常态 (cháng tài) is a noun meaning 'normal state' or 'normality' — the condition considered typical or standard. It is more formal and specific than the adjective/noun 平常 (píng cháng), which describes something as ordinary or common in everyday life. Use 常态 for a stable, expected condition (e.g., 'the new normal'); use 平常 for 'usual days' or 'commonplace'.
noun
normal statenormalitythe usual condition
Examples
- ，常态。Yìqíng guòhòu, rénmen de shēnghuó mànmàn huīfù le cháng tài.After the pandemic, people's lives slowly returned to normal.
- 常态。Zhè zhǒng gāo fángjià zài hěn duō chéngshì yǐjīng chéngwéi cháng tài.This kind of high housing price has become the norm in many cities.
- 。Bǎochí shēnxīn jiànkāng shì yì zhǒng lǐxiǎng ér fēi cháng tài.Maintaining physical and mental health is an ideal, not a normal state.
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