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平常 (píng cháng): Ordinarily (Noun, Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

平 • píng • flat; level; even; equal • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
píng平

flat; level; even; equal

常 • cháng • constant, regular, ordinary
cháng常

constant, regular, ordinary

Word Info

Pinyinpíng cháng
Meaningordinarily; generally; usually
Characters2
SyntaxNoun, Adjective

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 平常.

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  • 采取cǎi qǔto carry out; adopt; take
  • 保存bǎo cúnpreserve; keep; conserve
  • 促使cù shǐprecipitate; impel; to urge
  • 沉默chén mòreticent; taciturn; uncommunicative
  • 不足bù zúnot enough; insufficient
  • 充满chōng mǎnbe filled with; be full of
  • 存在cún zàito exist; be
  • 电池diàn chíbattery; cell
  • 玻璃bō liglass
  • 创造chuàng zàocreate
  • 本质běn zhìnature; innate character; intrinsic quality
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 平常.

Words with 平
  • 水平shuǐ pínglevel
  • 平时píng shíordinarily
  • 公平gōng píngfair; just
  • 和平
hé píng
peace; mild
  • 平台píng táiplatform
  • 平均píng jūnaverage; mean; equally
  • 平安píng ānpeace, safe and sound
  • 平方píng fāngsquare
    • Words with 常
    • 非常fēi chángextremely
    • 常常cháng chángfrequently
    • 常用cháng yòngin common usage
    • 常见cháng jiàncommonly seen
    • 经常jīng chángoften; regularly
    • 正常zhèng chángnormal; fine; generally speaking
    • 常识cháng shígeneral knowledge
    • 日常rì chángday-to-day; everyday; usual
    4.

    Readings & Senses

    píng cháng(ping chang)
    1. [noun/adjective]ordinarily; generally; usually[HSK5]
    2. [adjective/noun]ordinarily; generally; usually[HSK 3.0 · L4]
    5.

    How to Use 平常 in Sentences

    Adjective + Noun
    píng平
    cháng常
    xīn心
    neutral
    ordinary mind
    píng平
    cháng常
    rì日
    zi子
    neutral
    ordinary days
    Idiomwith一样
    xiàng像
    píng平
    cháng常
    yī一
    yàng样
    Adverb + Adjectivewith很
    hěn很
    píng平
    cháng常
    6.

    Example Sentences with 平常

    tā他
    píng平
    cháng常
    zǒng总
    shì是
    dì第
    neutral
    as usual
    neutral
    very common
    yī一
    gè个
    dào到
    bàn办
    gōng公
    shì室
    ，
    jīn今
    tiān天
    què却
    chí迟
    dào到
    le了
    。
    He is usually the first to arrive at the office, but he was late today.
    tā他
    píng平
    cháng常
    xǐ喜
    huan欢
    kàn看
    shū书
    hé和
    sàn散
    bù步
    。
    He usually likes reading books and taking walks.
    nǐ你
    píng平
    cháng常
    shì是
    rú如
    hé何
    chǔ处
    lǐ理
    zhè这
    zhǒng种
    tū突
    fā发
    zhuàng状
    kuàng况
    de的
    ne呢
    ？
    How do you usually handle such emergencies?
    tā他
    píng平
    cháng常
    bìng并
    bú不
    rè热
    zhōng衷
    yú于
    shè社
    jiāo交
    huó活
    dòng动
    ，
    gèng更
    xǐ喜
    huan欢
    dú独
    chǔ处
    。
    He is not usually keen on social activities and prefers to be alone.
    jìn尽
    guǎn管
    tā他
    píng平
    cháng常
    chén沉
    mò默
    guǎ寡
    yán言
    ，
    dàn但
    zài在
    guān关
    jiàn键
    shí时
    kè刻
    zǒng总
    néng能
    tí提
    chū出
    jīng精
    pì辟
    jiàn见
    jiě解
    。
    Although he is usually reticent, he can always offer incisive insights at critical moments.