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普通 (pǔ tōng): Common (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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普 • pǔ • universal, widespread, general
pǔ普

universal, widespread, general

通 • tōng • to pass through; to connect; to be open • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
tōng通

to pass through; to connect; to be open

Word Info

Pinyinpǔ tōng
Meaningcommon
Characters2
SyntaxAdjective

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 普通.

Words with 普
  • 普遍pǔ biànuniversal
  • 普通话pǔ tōng huàStandard Chinese [language]
  • 普及pǔ jípopularise; disseminate; universal
  • 科普kē pǔ(attributive) popular science
  • 吉普jí pǔJeep (car brand)
  • 普照pǔ zhàoto shine everywhere
  • 吉普车jí pǔ chējeep
  • 普洱茶pǔ ěr cháPu'er tea
Words with 通
  • 交通jiāo tōngtransport; traffic
  • 通知tōng zhīnotify
  • 通过tōng guòby means of; through; via
  • 普通话pǔ tōng huàStandard Chinese [language]
开通
kāi tōng
to open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service); to subscribe to (a members-only service)
  • 沟通gōu tōngto communicate; link up; connect
  • 通常tōng chánggeneral; usual; normal
  • 通行tōng xíngto go through
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 普通

    tā她
    zhèng正
    zài在
    xué学
    xí习
    pǔ普
    tōng通
    huà话
    。
    She is learning Mandarin.
    tā他
    zhǐ只
    shì是
    yí一
    gè个
    pǔ普
    tōng通
    rén人
    dài大
    fu夫
    zǐ仔
    xì细
    jiǎn检
    chá查
    hòu后
    ，
    què确
    tā他
    de的
    qì气
    guǎn管
    bìng并
    méi没
    yǒu有
    fā发
    yán炎
    bié别
    dān担
    xīn心
    ，
    zhè这
    zhǒng种
    pǔ普
    tōng通
    gǎn
    ，
    dàn但
    xīn心
    dì地
    hěn很
    shàn善
    liáng良
    。
    He is just an ordinary person, but he has a very kind heart.
    rèn认
    zhè这
    zhǐ只
    shì是
    pǔ普
    tōng通
    de的
    gǎn感
    mào冒
    。
    After a careful examination, the doctor confirmed it was just a common cold.
    ，
    zhǐ只
    shì是
    pǔ普
    tōng通
    de的
    guò过
    mǐn敏
    fǎn反
    yìng应
    。
    His trachea is not inflamed; it's just a common allergic reaction.
    感
    mào冒
    bú不
    huì会
    qīng轻
    yì易
    gǎn感
    rǎn染
    gěi给
    jiàn健
    kāng康
    de的
    rén人
    。
    Don't worry, this common cold won't easily infect healthy people.