平淡无奇

平淡無奇
píngdànwúqí
idiom #22,225

Meanings

  1. 1 dull and unremarkable
  2. 2 nothing special
  3. 3 ordinary and mediocre
  4. 4 nothing to write home about

Examples

Zhè bù diànyǐng qíngjié píngdànwúqí, ràng rén hūnhūn yù shuì.
The plot of this film was dull and unremarkable, making everyone drowsy.
Tā de yǎnjiǎng píngdànwúqí, méiyǒu gěi guānzhòng liúxià rènhé yìnxiàng.
His speech was mediocre and left no impression on the audience.

Tips

memory
平淡 (flat/bland) + (nothing extraordinary) — like food that has no flavor and nothing to make it stand out. (qí) means 'remarkable/strange/unusual,' so means literally 'nothing unusual.'

Stroke Order

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