平凡

píng fán · ping fan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. commonplace
  2. ordinary
  3. mediocre

In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)只(zhǐ)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)平(píng)凡(fán)的(de)小(xiǎo)女(nǚ)孩(hái)。

She is just an ordinary girl.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ver · English by garborg · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

生(shēng)活(huó)真(zhēn)正(zhèng)的(de)艺(yì)术(shù)是(shì)在(zài)平(píng)凡(fán)中(zhōng)看(kàn)到(dào)不(bù)平(píng)凡(fán)。

True art of life is to see the extraordinary amongst the ordinary.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by summer · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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