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平时 (píng shí): Ordinarily (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

平时 consists of 2 characters.
píng
平
flat; level; even; equal
shí
时
time; season; period

How to Use 平时 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 平时 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verb Phrasewith不忙
píng平
shí时
bù不
máng忙
neutralSpoken
not busy usually
Idiomwith一样
hé和
píng平
shí时
yī一
yàng样
Adjective + Nounwith生活
píng平
shí时
shēng生
huó活
Adverb + Verbwith喜欢
píng平
shí时
xǐ喜
huan欢

Example Sentences with 平时

wǒ我
píng平
shí时
liù六
diǎn点
qǐ起
chuáng床
neutral
same as usual
neutral
daily life
neutral
usually like
。
I ordinarily get up at six o'clock.
wǒ我
píng平
shí时
chī吃
píng苹
guǒ果
。
I usually eat apples.
tā他
píng平
shí时
shuō说
huà话
hěn很
wēn温
hé和
，
dàn但
jīn今
tiān天
què却
xiǎn显
de得
tè特
bié别
jī激
dòng动
。
He usually speaks very gently, but today he seemed particularly agitated.
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qǐng请
wèn问
，
nín您
píng平
shí时
shì是
rú如
hé何
ān安
pái排
huì会
yì议
rì日
chéng程
de的
？
May I ask, how do you usually arrange the meeting schedule?
tā他
píng平
shí时
xǐ喜
huān欢
kàn看
shū书
，
zhōu周
nǐ你
píng平
shí时
huì会
qù去
jiàn健
shēn身
fáng房
duàn锻
wǒ我
píng平
shí时
bú不
tài太
hē喝
kā咖
fēi啡
，
píng平
shí时
wǒ我
men们
gōng工
zuò作
hěn很
máng忙
，
tā她
píng平
shí时
gōng工
zuò作
hěn很
máng忙
，
suǒ所
yǐ
mò
末
huì会
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
sàn散
bù步
。
He usually likes reading books, and goes for a walk in the park on weekends.
liàn炼
shēn身
tǐ体
ma吗
？
Do you usually go to the gym to exercise?
gèng
更
xǐ喜
huan欢
hē喝
chá茶
。
I don't usually drink coffee much; I prefer tea.
dàn
但
jià假
qī期
shí时
quán全
jiā家
huì会
yì一
qǐ起
lǚ旅
xíng行
fàng放
sōng松
。
We are usually very busy with work, but during holidays the whole family travels together to relax.
以
zhōu周
mò末
huì会
jǐn尽
liàng量
duō多
péi陪
jiā家
rén人
。
She is usually very busy with work, so she tries to spend more time with her family on weekends.

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 平时.

  • 接着jiē zheto catch; to carry on
  • 进行jìn xíngadvance; progress
  • 超过chāo guòexceed
  • 加油站jiā yóu zhànpetrol station
  • 成功chéng gōngsuccess; successful
  • 合格hé géqualified
  • 广告guǎng gàoadvertisement
  • 参观cān guānto visit (a place; a museum; etc.)
  • 节约jié yuēto save; economise
  • 复杂fù zácomplicated
  • 从来cóng láialways
  • 长城Cháng chéngThe Great Wall
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 平时.

Words with 平
  • 水平shuǐ píngHSK 3
  • 不平bù píng
  • 公平gōng píng
  • 和平hé píng
  • 天平tiān píng
  • 太平tài píng
  • 平价píng jià
  • 平凡píng fán
Words with 时
  • 时候shí houHSK 1
  • 小时xiǎo shíHSK 2
  • 时间shí jiānHSK 2
  • 准时zhǔn shíHSK 4
  • 及时jí shíHSK 4
  • 同时tóng shíHSK 4
  • 当时dāng shíHSK 4
  • 按时àn shíHSK 4