平常 píng cháng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄤˊ ping4 soeng4 HSK 2 基礎級 · Level 2 高階級 · Level 4
- ordinary
- common
- usually
- ordinarily
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平
- 不平 bù píng ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ bat1 ping4 uneven
- 公平 gōng píng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄆㄧㄥˊ gung1 ping4 fair
- 和平 hé píng ㄏㄜˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ wo4 ping4 peace
- 天平 tiān píng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄆㄧㄥˊ tin1 ping4 scales (to weigh things)
- 太平 tài píng ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ taai3 ping4 peace and security
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- 平价 平價 píng jià ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋ peng4 gaa3 reasonably priced
- 平凡 píng fán ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄢˊ ping4 faan4 commonplace
- 平原 píng yuán ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ ping4 jyun4 field
- 平和 píng hé ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ping4 wo4 gentle
- 平均 píng jūn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄩㄣ ping4 gwan1 average; on average
- 平坦 píng tǎn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄢˇ ping4 taan2 level
- 平安 píng ān ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄢ ping4 on1 safe and sound
- 平息 píng xī ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧ ping4 sik1 (of wind etc) to subside; to die down
- 平方 píng fāng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄤ ping4 fong1 square (as in square foot, square mile, square root)
- 平日 píng rì ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄖˋ ping4 jat6 ordinary day
- 平时 平時 píng shí ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ ping4 si4 ordinarily
- 平民 píng mín ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ping4 man4 ordinary people; commoner (contrasted with the privileged)
- 平淡 píng dàn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢˋ ping4 ping4 flat
- 平稳 平穩 píng wěn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄣˇ ping4 wan2 smooth; steady
- 平等 píng děng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄥˇ ping4 dang2 equal
常
- 反常 fǎn cháng ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄤˊ faan2 soeng4 unusual
- 寻常 尋常 xún cháng ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄤˊ cam4 soeng4 usual; common; ordinary
- 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
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- 常态 常態 cháng tài ㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄞˋ soeng4 taai3 normal state
- 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
- 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
- 凹凸不平 āo tū bù píng ㄠ ㄊㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ nap1 dat6 bat1 ping4 (idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)
- 打抱不平 dǎ bào bù píng ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ daa2 pou5 bat1 ping4 (idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice
- 风平浪静 風平浪靜 fēng píng làng jìng ㄈㄥ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ fung1 ping4 long6 zing6 lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment
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- 歌舞升平 歌舞昇平 gē wǔ shēng píng ㄍㄜ ㄨˇ ㄕㄥ ㄆㄧㄥˊ lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom)
- 坎坷不平 kǎn kě bù píng ㄎㄢˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ham1 ho1 bat1 ping4 potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes
- 平安无事 平安無事 píng ān wú shì ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄢ ㄨˊ ㄕˋ ping4 on1 mou4 si6 safe and sound (idiom)
- 平白无故 平白無故 píng bái wú gù ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ ping4 baak6 mou4 gu3 (idiom) for no reason whatever; inexplicably
- 平淡无奇 平淡無奇 píng dàn wú qí ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ping4 daam6 mou4 kei4 ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about
- 平地起家 píng dì qǐ jiā ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ping4 dei6 hei2 gaa1 to start from scratch (idiom)
- 平平无奇 平平無奇 píng píng wú qí ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ping4 ping4 mou4 kei4 (idiom) ordinary; unremarkable; nothing special
- 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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- 非同寻常 非同尋常 fēi tóng xún cháng ㄈㄟ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄤˊ fei1 tung4 cam4 soeng4 (idiom) extraordinary
- 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 比 平常 晚 到 。
I arrived later than usual.
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我 比 平常 睡 得 晚 。
I went to bed later than usual.
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他 比 平常 早起 了 。
He got up earlier than usual.
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周末 週末 他 平常 不在 家 。
He often stays away from home on the weekend.
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我 平常 醒 得 特别 特別 早 。
I usually get up very early.
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