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Commonplace in Chinese: 平凡 (píng fán)

píng fán

commonplace

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Definitions

  1. 1commonplace
  2. 2ordinary
  3. 3mediocre

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平
凡

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ㄆㄧㄥˊ

píng

ㄆ/ pㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄈㄢˊ

fán

ㄈ/ fㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 他过着平凡而幸福的生活。

    tā guò zhe píng fán ér xìng fú de shēng huó。

    He lives an ordinary but happy life.

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Related words

平

píng

flat

凡

fán

ordinary

水平

shuǐ píng

level (of achievement etc)

平时

píng shí

ordinarily

凡是

fán shì

each and every

公平

gōng píng

fair

和平

hé píng

peace

平常

píng cháng

ordinary

平等

píng děng

equal

平方

píng fāng

square (as in square foot, square mile, square root)

平衡

píng héng

balance

平静

píng jìng

tranquil

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