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常见

cháng jiàn · chang jian

Traditional 常見

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Meaning

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  1. commonly seen
  2. common
  3. to see sth frequently
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Fifty photos of one bird

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)拍(pāi)什么(shénme)呢(ne)？

    Dengdeng, what are you photographing?

  2. Dengdeng

    一只(yīzhǐ)特别(tèbié)漂亮(piàoliang)的(de)鸟(niǎo)！我(wǒ)拍(pāi)了(le)五十(wǔshí)张(zhāng)。

    A very pretty bird! I took fifty photos.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)鸽子(gēzi)，公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)很(hěn)常见(chángjiàn)。

    That's a pigeon. They're very common in parks.

  4. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？鸽子(gēzi)这么(zhème)常见(chángjiàn)吗(ma)？

    What? Pigeons are that common?

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)，每个(měigè)公园(gōngyuán)都(dōu)有(yǒu)。

    Yes. Every park has them.

  6. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)留(liú)一张(yīzhāng)，其他(qítā)的(de)都(dōu)删(shān)了(le)。

    OK. I'll keep one photo and delete the rest.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

豌(wān)豆(dòu)和(hé)胡(hú)萝(luó)卜(bo)是(shì)做(zuò)汤(tāng)的(de)常(cháng)见(jiàn)配(pèi)料(liào)。

Peas and carrots are common ingredients in soups.

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

02

在(zài)南(nán)方(fāng)，这(zhè)种(zhǒng)鸟(niǎo)是(shì)很(hěn)常(cháng)见(jiàn)的(de)。

In the south, this kind of bird is very common.

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常
cháng

always; ever

见
jiàn

to see; to meet

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