How to say “ordinary” in Chinese
ordinary, commonplace
“Ordinary” in Chinese is 平凡, píng fán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
平凡 is read píng fán: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Hints at the reading of 帆 fān.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “平凡”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 平凡. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他只是一个平凡的工人tāzhǐshìyígepíngfándegōngrénHe's just an ordinary worker.
More words from the lesson “Rare, typical, identical”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “ordinary” in Chinese?
“Ordinary” in Chinese is 平凡, pinyin píngfán.
What does 平凡 mean?
平凡 (píngfán) means “ordinary, commonplace”.
How do you write 平凡?
平凡 is 2 characters: 平 (píng) — flat, calm; 凡 (fán) — ordinary; every. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 平凡?
平凡 is read píngfán. Tones: píng — second tone, fán — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“ordinary” in the lesson “Rare, typical, identical”
This word is from the topic “Judgments and extremes” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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