寻常 尋常
寻常 尋常 xún cháng ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄤˊ cam4 soeng4 HSK 7-9
- usual; common; ordinary
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寻 尋
- 寻找 尋找 xún zhǎo ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄓㄠˇ cam4 zaau2 to seek; to look for
- 寻求 尋求 xún qiú ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ cam4 kau4 to seek; to look for
- 寻觅 尋覓 xún mì ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄇㄧˋ cam4 mik6 to look for
- 找寻 找尋 zhǎo xún ㄓㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄣˊ zaau2 cam4 to look for
- 搜寻 搜尋 sōu xún ㄙㄡ ㄒㄩㄣˊ sau2 cam4 to search; to look for
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- 不同寻常 不同尋常 bù tóng xún cháng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄤˊ bat1 tung4 cam4 soeng4 out of the ordinary
- 耐人寻味 耐人尋味 nài rén xún wèi ㄋㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄨㄟˋ noi6 jan4 cam4 mei6 (idiom) thought-provoking; to provide food for thought
- 寻仇 尋仇 xún chóu ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄡˊ cam4 sau4 to carry out a vendetta against sb
- 寻出 尋出 xún chū ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄨ cam4 ceot1 to find out
- 寻味 尋味 xún wèi ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄨㄟˋ cam4 mei6 to think sth over
- 寻问 尋問 xún wèn ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ cam4 man6 to inquire
- 寻址 尋址 xún zhǐ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄓˇ cam4 zi2 to address
- 寻宝 尋寶 xún bǎo ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄅㄠˇ cam4 bou2 treasure hunt
- 寻思 尋思 xún sī ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄙ cam4 si1 to consider
- 寻摸 尋摸 xún mo ㄒㄩㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄛ cam4 mo2 to look for
- 寻根 尋根 xún gēn ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄣ cam4 gan1 to seek one's roots
- 寻机 尋機 xún jī ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄐㄧ cam4 gei1 to look for an opportunity
- 寻欢 尋歡 xún huān ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄢ cam4 fun1 to seek pleasure (esp. sexual)
- 寻死 尋死 xún sǐ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄙˇ cam4 sei2 to attempt suicide
- 寻乌 尋烏 Xún wū ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄨ cam4 wu1 see 寻乌县
常
- 反常 fǎn cháng ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄤˊ faan2 soeng4 unusual
- 常人 cháng rén ㄔㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ soeng4 jan4 ordinary person
- 常常 cháng cháng ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄤˊ soeng4 soeng4 frequently; often
- 常年 cháng nián ㄔㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ soeng4 nin4 all year round
- 常态 常態 cháng tài ㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄞˋ soeng4 taai3 normal state
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- 常温 常溫 cháng wēn ㄔㄤˊ ㄨㄣ soeng4 wan1 room temperature
- 常理 cháng lǐ ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ soeng4 lei5 common sense
- 常用 cháng yòng ㄔㄤˊ ㄩㄥˋ soeng4 jung6 in common usage
- 常见 常見 cháng jiàn ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ soeng4 gin3 commonly seen
- 常规 常規 cháng guī ㄔㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄟ soeng4 kwai1 code of conduct; conventions; common practice
- 常识 常識 cháng shí ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˊ soeng4 sik1 common sense; general knowledge
- 平常 píng cháng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄤˊ ping4 soeng4 ordinary
- 往常 wǎng cháng ㄨㄤˇ ㄔㄤˊ wong5 soeng4 usual
- 日常 rì cháng ㄖˋ ㄔㄤˊ jat6 soeng4 day-to-day; daily; everyday
- 时常 時常 shí cháng ㄕˊ ㄔㄤˊ si4 soeng4 often; frequently
- 正常 zhèng cháng ㄓㄥˋ ㄔㄤˊ zing3 soeng4 normal; regular
- 照常 zhào cháng ㄓㄠˋ ㄔㄤˊ ziu3 soeng4 as usual
- 异常 異常 yì cháng ㄧˋ ㄔㄤˊ ji6 soeng4 unusual; abnormal
- 经常 經常 jīng cháng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄔㄤˊ ging1 soeng4 frequently; constantly; regularly; often
- 通常 tōng cháng ㄊㄨㄥ ㄔㄤˊ tung1 soeng4 regular; usual; normal
Idioms with these characters
- 非同寻常 非同尋常 fēi tóng xún cháng ㄈㄟ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄤˊ fei1 tung4 cam4 soeng4 (idiom) extraordinary
- 耐人寻味 耐人尋味 nài rén xún wèi ㄋㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄨㄟˋ noi6 jan4 cam4 mei6 (idiom) thought-provoking; to provide food for thought
- 无处可寻 無處可尋 wú chù kě xún ㄨˊ ㄔㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄩㄣˊ mou4 cyu3 ho2 cam4 cannot be found anywhere (idiom)
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- 无迹可寻 無跡可尋 wú jì kě xún ㄨˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄩㄣˊ mou4 zik1 ho2 cam4 (idiom) to leave no trace; to have no detectable clues or signs
- 寻根问底 尋根問底 xún gēn wèn dǐ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄣ ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧˇ cam4 gan1 man6 dai2 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
- 寻欢作乐 尋歡作樂 xún huān zuò lè ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄢ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄜˋ cam4 fun1 zok3 lok6 pleasure seeking (idiom); life of dissipation
- 寻花问柳 尋花問柳 xún huā wèn liǔ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄡˇ cam4 faa1 man6 lau5 lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom)
- 自寻烦恼 自尋煩惱 zì xún fán nǎo ㄗˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄈㄢˊ ㄋㄠˇ zi6 cam4 faan4 nou5 to bring trouble on oneself (idiom)
- 自寻死路 自尋死路 zì xún sǐ lù ㄗˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄙˇ ㄌㄨˋ zi6 cam4 sei2 lou6 to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom)
- 变化无常 變化無常 biàn huà wú cháng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ bin3 faa3 mou4 soeng4 (idiom) changeable; fickle
- 兵家常事 bīng jiā cháng shì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ bing1 gaa1 soeng4 si6 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
- 蹈常袭故 蹈常襲故 dǎo cháng xí gù ㄉㄠˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧˊ ㄍㄨˋ dou6 soeng4 zaap6 gu3 follow the same old path (idiom); stuck in a rut
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- 祸福无常 禍福無常 huò fú wú cháng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ wo6 fuk1 mou4 soeng4 disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable
- 进退有常 進退有常 jìn tuì yǒu cháng ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄤˊ zeon3 teoi3 jau5 soeng4 to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
- 老生常谈 老生常談 lǎo shēng cháng tán ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄥ ㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄢˊ lou5 saang1 soeng4 taam4 an old observation (idiom)
- 人之常情 rén zhī cháng qíng ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄔㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ jan4 zi1 soeng4 cing4 human nature (idiom)
- 三纲五常 三綱五常 sān gāng wǔ cháng ㄙㄢ ㄍㄤ ㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ saam1 gong1 ng5 soeng4 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
- 闲话家常 閑話家常 xián huà jiā cháng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ haan4 waa6 gaa1 soeng4 to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 没 沒 做 不 寻常 尋常 的 事 。
I did nothing out of the ordinary.
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汤姆 湯姆 是 个 個 不 寻常 尋常 的 人 。
Tom is an extraordinary man.
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我 听到 聽到 一个 一個 不 寻常 尋常 的 声音 聲音 。
I heard an unusual sound.
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他 天生 具有 不 寻常 尋常 的 数学 數學 能力 。
He is endowed with unusual ability in mathematics.
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最近 你 有 看见 看見 什么 什麼 不 寻常 尋常 的 事 吗 嗎 ？
Did you see anything unusual lately?
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