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凡
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Definitions
- 1. ordinary
- 2. commonplace
- 3. mundane
- 4. temporal
- 5. of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels)
- 6. every
- 7. all
- 8. whatever
- 9. altogether
- 10. gist
- 11. outline
- 12. note of Chinese musical scale
Example Sentences
1 shown凡 事豫則立。
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Words Containing 凡
out of the ordinary
each and every
Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter
reluctance to leave this world
(molecular physics) van der Waals force
vaseline (loanword)
lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding
ordinary tones
mundane world (in religious context)
Firestone (Tire and Rubber Company)
one can't tell how many
all
Versailles (near Paris)
common person
the Palace of Versailles, France
out of the ordinary
ignoramus (idiom)
(slang) social media post whose purpose is to humblebrag
arsphenamine
with little learning
out of the ordinary
everything
Stephanopoulos (e.g. former Clinton aide George Stephanopoulos)
ordinary person
marvelous
varnish (loanword)
such things as ...
arsphenamine
lay (as opposed to clergy)
ordinary
everything
generally
Scheveningen, resort in Den Haag (The Hague), Netherlands
common people; ordinary folk
to descend to the world (of immortals)
the secular world
every single
Ivan (Russian name)
Effendi, wily and fearless hero of Uighur folk tales
a rough acquaintance with sth
notes on the use of a book
Jules Verne (1828-1905), French novelist specializing in science fiction and adventure stories
out of the ordinary
commonplace
Avatar (movie)
to think too much of oneself
valitin (plain wool fabric) (loanword)