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平常

píng cháng · ping chang

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HSK 2Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. ordinary
  2. common
  3. usually
  4. ordinarily
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An early flight

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)平常(píngcháng)几点(jǐdiǎn)起床(qǐchuáng)？

    Liangliang, what time do you usually get up?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)平常(píngcháng)六点(liùdiǎn)起床(qǐchuáng)。

    I usually get up at six.

  3. Dengdeng

    六点(liùdiǎn)？我(wǒ)平常(píngcháng)八点(bādiǎn)才(cái)起(qǐ)。

    Six? I usually only get up at eight.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)为什么(wèishénme)这么(zhème)早(zǎo)？

    Then why are you so early today?

  5. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)要(yào)坐(zuò)飞机(fēijī)，比(bǐ)平常(píngcháng)早(zǎo)两个(liǎnggè)小时(xiǎoshí)，我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)困(kùn)了(le)。

    I am flying today, two hours earlier than usual. I am already sleepy.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(Wǒ)和(hé)平(píng)常(cháng)一(yí)样(yàng)起(qǐ)得(de)早(zǎo)。

I got up early as usual.

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02

这(Zhè)只(zhǐ)是(shì)一(yí)件(jiàn)平(píng)常(cháng)的(de)小(xiǎo)事(shì)，不(bú)用(yòng)放(fàng)在(zài)心(xīn)上(shàng)。

This is just an ordinary little thing, no need to take it to heart.

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平
píng

flat; level

常
cháng

always; ever

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