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普通人 (pǔ tōng rén): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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普通人 (pǔ tōng rén): Ordinary person (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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普通人 consists of 3 characters.

universal, widespread, general

to pass through; to connect; to be open

Example Sentences with 普通人

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

jiǎng讲

shù述

le了

yī一

wèi位

pǔ普

tōng通

rén人

zài在

wēi危

jī机

zhōng中

chéng成

wéi为

yīng英

xióng雄

de的

gù故

shì事

。

This movie tells the story of an ordinary person who becomes a hero in a crisis.

lián连

zhuān专

jiā家

shàng尚

qiě且

wú无

fǎ法

jiě解

jué决

zhè

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

tōng通

guò过

yí一

gè个

pǔ普

tōng

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tā他

bìng并

fēi非

chuán传

shuō说

zhōng中

de的

这

ge个

nán难

tí题

，

pǔ普

tōng通

rén人

jiù就

gèng更

nán难

le了

。

Even experts still can't solve this difficult problem, so it's even harder for ordinary people.

通

rén人

de的

gù故

shì事

，

tàn探

tǎo讨

le了

shēn深

kè刻

de的

zhé哲

lǐ理

wèn问

tí题

。

This movie explores profound philosophical issues through the story of an ordinary person.

mó

魔

guǐ鬼

，

zhǐ只

shì是

gè个

bèi被

wù误

jiě解

de的

pǔ普

tōng通

rén人

。

He is not the devil in the legend, just an ordinary person who is misunderstood.

wǒ我

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

nà那

zhǒng种

yīng英

xióng雄

qíng情

jié结

，

zhī只

xiǎng想

zuò做

gè个

píng平

fán凡

de的

pǔ普

tōng通

rén人

。

I don't have that hero complex; I just want to be an ordinary person.

zhè这

kuǎn款

xiàn限

liàng量

bǎn版

shǒu手

biǎo表

de的

shòu售

jià价

jí极

qí其

áng昂

guì贵

，

pǔ普

tōng通

rén人

nán难

yǐ以

chéng承

shòu受

。

The price of this limited-edition watch is extremely expensive, making it unaffordable for ordinary people.

suī虽

rán然

tā他

men们

yōng拥

yǒu有

cái财

fù富

，

dàn但

huáng皇

shì室

chéng成

yuán员

wǎng往

wǎng往

wú无

fǎ法

xiàng像

pǔ普

tōng通

rén人

yí一

yàng样

zì自

yóu由

xuǎn选

zé择

zhí职

yè业

。

Although they possess wealth, royal family members often cannot freely choose their careers like ordinary people.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 普通人.

Words with 普

普遍pǔ biànHSK 4
普通话pǔ tōng huàHSK 4
吉普Jí pǔ
普及pǔ jí
普通pǔ tōng
科普kē pǔ

Words with 通

交通jiāo tōngHSK 4
通知tōng zhīHSK 4
通过tōng guòHSK 4
普通话pǔ tōng huàHSK 4
不通bù tōng
卡通kǎ tōng
变通biàn tōng
开通kāi tōng

Words with 人

别人bié renHSK 3
客人kè rénHSK 3
成人chéng rénHSK 5
专人zhuān rén
世人shì rén
丢人diū rén
个人gè rén
为人wéi rén