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平凡 (píng fán): Ordinary (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

平凡 consists of 2 characters.
píng
平
flat; level; even; equal
fán
凡
ordinary, common, all, every

How to Use 平凡 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 平凡 with other words naturally.
Verb + Adjectivewith看似
kàn看
sì似
píng平
fán凡
neutral
seem ordinary
Adverb + Adjectivewith不
bù不
píng平
fán凡
neutral
extraordinary
Adjective + Noun
píng平
fán凡
de的
shēng生
huó活
Idiomwith伟大
píng平
fán凡
ér而
wěi伟
dà大

Example Sentences with 平凡

wǒ我
de的
shēng生
huó活
hěn很
píng平
fán凡
neutral
ordinary life
píng平
fán凡
de的
rén人
neutral
ordinary person
formal
Written
ordinary yet great
。
My life is very ordinary.
zài在
zhòng众
duō多
tiān天
cái才
zhōng中
,
tā他
kàn看
sì似
píng平
fán凡
,
què却
yōng拥
yǒu有
fēi非
fán凡
de的
yì毅
lì力
。
Among many geniuses, he seems ordinary but possesses extraordinary perseverance.
nán难
dào道
nǐ你
bù不
jué觉
de得
,
píng平
fán凡
de的
shēng生
huó活
lǐ里
yě也
cáng藏
zhe着
xǔ许
duō多
jīng惊
xǐ喜
ma吗
?
Don't you think that ordinary life also hides many surprises?
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tā他
guò过
zhe着
píng平
fán凡
de的
rì日
zi子
,
měi每
tiān天
shàng上
bān班
xià下
bān班
。
He leads an ordinary life, going to work and coming home every day.
tā他
cóng从
bú不
rèn认
wéi为
zì自
jǐ己
de的
gōng工
zuò
jǐn尽
guǎn管
chū出
shēn身
píng平
fán凡
,
tā她
píng凭
suī虽
rán然
gōng工
zuò作
píng平
fán凡
,
dàn但
tā他
zhè这
fèn份
kàn看
sì似
píng平
fán凡
de的
bào报
gào告
作
píng平
fán凡
,
fǎn反
ér而
shì视
zhī之
wèi为
yì一
zhǒng种
shǐ使
mìng命
。
He never considers his job ordinary; instead, he sees it as a mission.
jiè
借
nǔ努
lì力
zài在
xué学
shù术
jiè界
qǔ取
dé得
le了
zhuó卓
yuè越
chéng成
jiù就
。
Despite her ordinary background, she achieved outstanding accomplishments in academia through hard work.
zǒng
总
shì是
rèn认
zhēn真
duì对
dài待
。
Although the job is ordinary, he always takes it seriously.
,
shí实
jì际
shang上
yùn蕴
hán含
zhe着
shēn深
kè刻
de的
shì市
chǎng场
dòng洞
chá察
。
This seemingly ordinary report actually contains profound market insights.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 平凡.

Words with 平
  • 水平shuǐ píngHSK 3
  • 平时píng shíHSK 4
  • 不平bù píng
  • 公平gōng píng
  • 和平hé píng
  • 天平tiān píng
  • 太平tài píng
  • 平价píng jià
Words with 凡
  • 凡是fán shì
  • 非凡fēi fán