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一般

yī bān · yi ban

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. same
  2. ordinary
  3. so-so
  4. common
  5. general
  6. generally
  7. in general
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Only so-so

  1. Dengdeng

    这部(zhèbù)电影(diànyǐng)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How was the movie?

  2. Liangliang

    一般(yībān)吧(ba)。我(wǒ)一般(yībān)喜欢(xǐhuan)看(kàn)好笑(hǎoxiào)的(de)电影(diànyǐng)。

    So-so. I usually like funny movies.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)也(yě)一般(yībān)。我(wǒ)一般(yībān)看(kàn)电影(diànyǐng)不(bù)睡觉(shuìjiào)，但是(dànshì)这次(zhècì)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)。

    I think so-so too. I usually do not sleep in movies, but this time I did.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)，怎么(zěnme)知道(zhīdào)一般(yībān)？

    You fell asleep, so how do you know it was so-so?

  5. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)睡(shuì)得(de)一般(yībān)。

    Because I slept so-so.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)并(bìng)不(bú)像(xiàng)一(yì)般(bān)人(rén)觉(jué)得(de)的(de)那(nà)么(me)容(róng)易(yì)。

It's not as easy to do that as people think.

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

02

我(wǒ)觉(jué)得(de)一(yì)般(bān)滑(huá)板(bǎn)比(bǐ)轮(lún)滑(huá)鞋(xié)便(pián)宜(yi)。

I think skateboards are usually cheaper than rollerblades.

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

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一
yī

one; single

般
bān

sort; kind

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