人之常情

rénzhīchángqíng

idiom #19,773

Meanings

1 human nature
2 only natural
3 perfectly understandable

Characters

feeling; emotion

Examples

想家是人之常情。

Xiǎng jiā shì rénzhīchángqíng.

Missing home is only human nature.

犯错是人之常情，关键是能不能改。

Fàncuò shì rénzhīchángqíng, guānjiàn shì néngbùnéng gǎi.

Making mistakes is only natural; what matters is whether you can correct them.

Tips

grammar

Used as a predicate with 是: X是人之常情 = 'X is only human nature'. The 之 is a classical particle meaning 'of'.

Stroke Order

人 rén

之 zhī

常 cháng

情 qíng