凡

fán · fan

Traditional 凢

Meaning

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fán 凡

  1. ordinary
  2. commonplace
  3. mundane
  4. temporal
  5. of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels)
  6. every
  7. all
  8. whatever
  9. altogether
  10. gist
  11. outline
  12. note of Chinese musical scale

fán 凢

  1. variant of 凡 (fán)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

凡(fán)事(shì)都(dōu)要(yào)认(rèn)真(zhēn)对(duì)待(dài),不(bù)能(néng)马(mǎ)虎(hu)。

Everything should be taken seriously; you can't be careless.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)小(xiǎo)镇(zhèn)的(de)风(fēng)景(jǐng)很(hěn)平(píng)凡(fán),却(què)让(ràng)人(rén)感(gǎn)到(dào)安(ān)心(xīn)。

The scenery of this small town is very ordinary, yet it makes people feel at ease.

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