常人 (cháng rén) — ordinary person; average person

Definition

常人 means an ordinary person — someone without special ability, status, or wealth. Use it for the everyday contrast in contexts like '常人难以做到' or '对常人而言'.

noun
ordinary personaverage person
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Examples

  • 常人
    cháng rén Wú fǎ lǐ jiě rú cǐ fù zá de wèn tí.
    Ordinary people cannot understand such complicated problems.
  • 常人
    Tā suī rán hěn yǒu cái huá, què guò zhe cháng rén de shēng huó.
    Although he is very talented, he lives the life of an ordinary person.
  • 常人
    Duì yú cháng rén lái shuō, jiàn kāng bǐ cái fù gèng zhòng yào.
    For ordinary people, health is more important than wealth.

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