凡响

凡響

fánxiǎng

noun #28,932

Meanings

1 ordinary tones
2 commonplace
3 mediocre

Characters

ordinary / common

sound / resonance

Examples

他的表演非同凡响，令观众叹为观止。

Tā de biǎoyǎn fēi tóng fánxiǎng, lìng guānzhòng tàn wéi guān zhǐ.

His performance was extraordinary and left the audience in awe.

这部电影的特效不同凡响。

Zhè bù diànyǐng de tèxiào bù tóng fánxiǎng.

The special effects in this film are out of the ordinary.

Tips

usage

凡响 is almost exclusively used in the negative constructions 不同凡响 or 非同凡响, both meaning 'extraordinary' or 'out of the ordinary'. It is rarely used on its own.

Stroke Order

凡 fán

响 xiǎng