fán

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Definitions

  1. 1. ordinary
  2. 2. commonplace
  3. 3. mundane
  4. 4. temporal
  5. 5. of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels)
  6. 6. every
  7. 7. all
  8. 8. whatever
  9. 9. altogether
  10. 10. gist
  11. 11. outline
  12. 12. note of Chinese musical scale

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 凡

凡是
fán shì

each and every

平凡
píng fán

commonplace

非凡
fēi fán

out of the ordinary

下凡
xià fán

to descend to the world (of immortals)

不凡
bù fán

out of the ordinary

不同凡响
bù tóng fán xiǎng

lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding

不平凡
bù píng fán

marvelous

不知凡几
bù zhī fán jǐ

one can't tell how many

伊凡
yī fán

Ivan (Russian name)

但凡
dàn fán

every single

儒勒·凡尔纳
rú lè · fán ěr nà

Jules Verne (1828-1905), French novelist specializing in science fiction and adventure stories

凡事
fán shì

everything

凡人
fán rén

ordinary person

凡例
fán lì

notes on the use of a book

凡俗
fán sú

lay (as opposed to clergy)

凡尘
fán chén

mundane world (in religious context)

凡士林
fán shì lín

vaseline (loanword)

凡士通
fán shì tōng

Firestone (Tire and Rubber Company)

凡夫
fán fū

common person

凡夫俗子
fán fū sú zǐ

common people; ordinary folk

凡庸
fán yōng

ordinary

凡得瓦力
fán dé wǎ lì

(molecular physics) van der Waals force

凡心
fán xīn

reluctance to leave this world

凡尔丁
fán ěr dīng

valitin (plain wool fabric) (loanword)

凡尔赛
fán ěr sài

Versailles (near Paris)

凡尔赛宫
fán ěr sài gōng

the Palace of Versailles, France

凡尔赛文学
fán ěr sài wén xué

(slang) social media post whose purpose is to humblebrag

凡百
fán bǎi

all

凡立水
fán lì shuǐ

varnish (loanword)

凡近
fán jìn

with little learning

凡间
fán jiān

the secular world

凡响
fán xiǎng

ordinary tones

凡高
fán gāo

Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter

大凡
dà fán

generally

大凡粗知
dà fán cū zhī

a rough acquaintance with sth

席凡宁根
xí fán níng gēn

Scheveningen, resort in Den Haag (The Hague), Netherlands

斯特凡诺普洛斯
sī tè fán nuò pǔ luò sī

Stephanopoulos (e.g. former Clinton aide George Stephanopoulos)

砷凡纳明
shēn fán nà míng

arsphenamine

肉眼凡胎
ròu yǎn fán tāi

ignoramus (idiom)

胂凡纳明
shèn fán nà míng

arsphenamine

自命不凡
zì mìng bù fán

to think too much of oneself

举凡
jǔ fán

such things as ...

诸凡百事
zhū fán bǎi shì

everything

超凡
chāo fán

out of the ordinary

阿凡提
ā fán tí

Effendi, wily and fearless hero of Uighur folk tales

阿凡达
ā fán dá

Avatar (movie)

非同凡响
fēi tóng fán xiǎng

out of the ordinary