寻常 (xún cháng) — usual, common, ordinary
Definition
寻常 is a more literary, written-sounding 'ordinary, common' — stronger in tone than the everyday 普通 and 平常. Use it for things that are unremarkable or typical, not for people or behavior (use 正常 for 'normal').
adjective
usualcommonordinary
Examples
- 寻常。Tā de shēng huó hěn xún cháng.His life is very ordinary.
- 寻常。xún cháng De rì zi guò dé hěn kuài.Ordinary days pass quickly.
- 寻常，。Suī rán zhè shì yí jiàn xún cháng de xiǎo shì, dàn duì tā lái shuō hěn zhòng yào.Although this is a common small thing, it's very important to him.
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