家常便饭

家常便飯
jiācháng-biànfàn
idiom #15,879

Meanings

  1. 1 simple home-style meal
  2. 2 common occurrence
  3. 3 nothing out of the ordinary

Examples

HSK 4
Jiābān duì tā láishuō shì jiācháng-biànfàn.
Working overtime is nothing out of the ordinary for him.
HSK 4
Zài zhège chéngshì, dǔchē shì jiācháng-biànfàn.
In this city, traffic jams are an everyday occurrence.

Tips

usage
Used figuratively far more than literally. When someone says something is 家常便饭, they mean it happens so often it's unremarkable - like a plain home meal.
grammar
Typically used as a predicate with : 来说家常便饭 (it's an everyday thing for him).

Stroke Order

jiā
cháng
便 biàn
fàn