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常人

cháng rén · chang ren

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. ordinary person
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Not an ordinary runner

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)每天(měitiān)跑(pǎo)十(shí)公里(gōnglǐ)？常人(chángrén)可(kě)做不到(zuòbùdào)。

    You run ten kilometers every day? Ordinary people can not do that.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不是(bùshì)常人(chángrén)，我(wǒ)是(shì)灯灯(dēngdēng)！

    I am not an ordinary person. I am Dengdeng!

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)跑(pǎo)了(le)多远(duōyuǎn)？

    Then how far did you run today?

  4. Dengdeng

    三百(sānbǎi)米(mǐ)。我的(wǒde)腿(tuǐ)累(lèi)了(le)。

    Three hundred meters. My legs are tired.

  5. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，三百米(sānbǎimǐ)，你(nǐ)也(yě)是(shì)常人(chángrén)嘛(ma)。

    Ha ha, three hundred meters. You are ordinary too, after all.

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01

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)高(gāo)强(qiáng)度(dù)的(de)训(xùn)练(liàn)，常(cháng)人(rén)根(gēn)本(běn)坚(jiān)持(chí)不(bu)下(xià)来(lái)。

Ordinary people simply can't keep up with this kind of high-intensity training.

02

面(miàn)对(duì)这(zhè)样(yàng)的(de)打(dǎ)击(jī)，常(cháng)人(rén)很(hěn)难(nán)保(bǎo)持(chí)冷(lěng)静(jìng)。

Facing such a blow, it's hard for an ordinary person to stay calm.

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