平常

píngcháng

adjective HSK 2 #3,154

Meanings

1 ordinary
2 usual
3 normally

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

今天和平常一样。

Jīntiān hé píngcháng yíyàng.

Today is the same as usual.

HSK 1

他是一个平常的人。

Tā shì yí ge píngcháng de rén.

He's an ordinary person.

HSK 1

平常你喜欢做什么？

Píngcháng nǐ xǐhuan zuò shénme?

What do you usually like to do?

Tips

usage

平常 can be an adjective (ordinary/usual) or an adverb (usually/normally). As an adverb, it's interchangeable with 平时 (píngshí).

Stroke Order

平 píng

常 cháng