普通

pǔ tōng · pu tong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. common
  2. ordinary
  3. general
  4. average

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2 examples
01

他(tā)不(bú)是(shì)个(gè)普(pǔ)通(tōng)的(de)学(xué)生(sheng)。

He is no ordinary student.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)普(pǔ)通(tōng)的(de)上(shàng)班(bān)族(zú)。

I'm just a plain office worker.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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