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正常

zhèng cháng · zheng chang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. regular
  2. normal
  3. ordinary
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Is my watch broken?

  1. Liangliang

    我的(wǒde)手表(shǒubiǎo)今天(jīntiān)不太(bùtài)正常(zhèngcháng)。

    My watch is acting strange today.

  2. Dengdeng

    它(tā)说(shuō)什么(shénme)？

    What does it say?

  3. Liangliang

    它(tā)说(shuō)我(wǒ)昨晚(zuówǎn)只(zhǐ)睡(shuì)了(le)两个(liǎnggè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    It says I slept only two hours last night.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)昨晚(zuówǎn)睡了(shuìle)几个(jǐge)小时(xiǎoshí)？

    So how many hours did you sleep?

  5. Liangliang

    八个(bāgè)小时(xiǎoshí)！所以(suǒyǐ)手表(shǒubiǎo)不正常(bùzhèngcháng)，我(wǒ)很(hěn)正常(zhèngcháng)。

    Eight hours! So the watch is not normal, I am.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)男(nán)人(rén)的(de)体(tǐ)温(wēn)高(gāo)于(yú)正(zhèng)常(cháng)体(tǐ)温(wēn)。

The man's body temperature is higher than normal.

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

02

机(jī)器(qì)修(xiū)好(hǎo)以(yǐ)后(hòu)，运(yùn)转(zhuǎn)又(yòu)恢(huī)复(fù)正(zhèng)常(cháng)了(le)。

After the machine was repaired, its operation returned to normal again.

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正
zhèng

straight; upright

常
cháng

always; ever

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