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普通

pǔ tōng · pu tong

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Meaning

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  1. common
  2. ordinary
  3. general
  4. average
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Not an ordinary cup

  1. Liangliang

    这(zhè)茶(chá)一(yī)杯(bēi)一百(yībǎi)块(kuài)？

    This tea is a hundred yuan a cup?

  2. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)就(jiù)是(shì)普通(pǔtōng)的(de)茶(chá)，没(méi)什么(shénme)特别(tèbié)的(de)。

    It is just ordinary tea, nothing special.

  3. Liangliang

    普通(pǔtōng)的(de)茶(chá)这么(zhème)贵(guì)？

    Ordinary tea this expensive?

  4. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)杯子(bēizi)不(bù)普通(pǔtōng)，它(tā)是(shì)金色(jīnsè)的(de)。

    Because the cup is not ordinary. It is golden.

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In a sentence

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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普
pǔ

general; popular

通
tōng

to go through; to know well

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