寻常 (xún cháng) — usual, common, ordinary

Definition

寻常 (xún cháng) is a formal, literary adjective meaning 'ordinary, common' — it appears more in writing and set phrases (e.g., 不同寻常 'unusual') than in everyday speech. For daily conversation, 普通 (pǔ tōng) is the neutral, all-purpose word for 'ordinary', while 平常 (píng cháng) can also mean 'usual' as an adjective or noun.

adjective

usualcommonordinary

Examples

寻常。
Tā de shēnghuó hěn xún cháng.
His life is very ordinary.
寻常。
xún cháng de rìzi guò de hěn kuài.
Ordinary days pass quickly.
寻常，。
Suīrán zhè shì yí jiàn xún cháng de xiǎo shì, dàn duì tā lái shuō hěn zhòngyào.
Although this is a common small thing, it's very important to him.

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