平常

píngcháng

adjective HSK 2 #3,154

Meanings

1 ordinary
2 usual
3 normally

Characters

Examples

今天和平常一样。

Jīntiān hé píngcháng yíyàng.

Today is the same as usual.

他是一个平常的人。

Tā shì yí ge píngcháng de rén.

He's an ordinary person.

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