一般

yībān

adjective HSK 2 #1,134

Meanings

1 ordinary
2 general
3 so-so

Characters

kind; sort; way

Examples

这部电影一般。

Zhè bù diànyǐng yībān.

This movie is so-so.

一般来说，他八点上班。

Yībān lái shuō, tā bā diǎn shàngbān.

Generally speaking, he goes to work at eight.

味道一般般。

Wèidao yībānbān.

The taste is just average.

Tips

usage

When someone asks how something is and you say 一般, it's a polite way of saying 'mediocre/not great.' 一般般 (yībānbān) with reduplication is even more casual and slightly more negative.

Stroke Order

一 yī

般 bān