平淡无奇

平淡無奇

píngdàn-wúqí

idiom #22,225

Meanings

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

Characters

flat; level; ordinary

bland; light; plain

without; nothing

remarkable; strange; extraordinary

Examples

HSK 4

他的演讲平淡无奇，没有给观众留下任何印象。

Tā de yǎnjiǎng píngdànwúqí, méiyǒu gěi guānzhòng liúxià rènhé yìnxiàng.

His speech was mediocre and left no impression on the audience.

HSK 7-9

这部电影情节平淡无奇，让人昏昏欲睡。

Zhè bù diànyǐng qíngjié píngdànwúqí, ràng rén hūnhūnyùshuì.

The plot of this film was dull and unremarkable, making everyone drowsy.

Tips

memory

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

Stroke Order

平 píng

淡 dàn

无 wú

奇 qí