Definition
普遍 (pǔ biàn) means 'widespread, universal', emphasizing the large range or extent of something. Unlike 普通 (pǔ tōng) and 一般 (yī bān), which mean 'ordinary, average' and focus on being unremarkable, 普遍 describes how common something is across many cases or places.
adjective
commonwidespreaduniversal
Examples
- 普遍。Zhè zhǒng kànfǎ hěn pǔ biàn.This view is very common.
- 普遍。Diànnǎo zài xiànzài de shēnghuó zhōng pǔ biàn shǐyòng.Computers are widely used in modern life.
- 普遍。Zhège wèntí zài quán shìjiè dōu hěn pǔ biàn.This problem is very common all over the world.
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