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fán
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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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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事豫則立。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 806554)

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Words Containing 凡

非同凡响
fēi tóng fán xiǎng

out of the ordinary

凡是
fán shì

each and every

凡高
fán gāo

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

凡心
fán xīn

reluctance to leave this world

凡得瓦力
fán dé wǎ lì

(molecular physics) van der Waals force

凡士林
fán shì lín

vaseline (loanword)

不同凡响
bù tóng fán xiǎng

lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding

凡响
fán xiǎng

ordinary tones

凡尘
fán chén

mundane world (in religious context)

凡士通
fán shì tōng

Firestone (Tire and Rubber Company)

不知凡几
bù zhī fán jǐ

one can't tell how many

凡百
fán bǎi

all

凡尔赛
fán ěr sài

Versailles (near Paris)

凡夫
fán fū

common person

凡尔赛宫
fán ěr sài gōng

the Palace of Versailles, France

非凡
fēi fán

out of the ordinary

肉眼凡胎
ròu yǎn fán tāi

ignoramus (idiom)

凡尔赛文学
fán ěr sài wén xué

(slang) social media post whose purpose is to humblebrag

砷凡纳明
shēn fán nà míng

arsphenamine

凡近
fán jìn

with little learning

超凡
chāo fán

out of the ordinary

凡事
fán shì

everything

斯特凡诺普洛斯
sī tè fán nuò pǔ luò sī

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

凡人
fán rén

ordinary person

不平凡
bù píng fán

marvelous

凡立水
fán lì shuǐ

varnish (loanword)

举凡
jǔ fán

such things as ...

胂凡纳明
shèn fán nà míng

arsphenamine

凡俗
fán sú

lay (as opposed to clergy)

凡庸
fán yōng

ordinary

诸凡百事
zhū fán bǎi shì

everything

大凡
dà fán

generally

席凡宁根
xí fán níng gēn

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

凡夫俗子
fán fū sú zǐ

common people; ordinary folk

下凡
xià fán

to descend to the world (of immortals)

凡间
fán jiān

the secular world

但凡
dàn fán

every single

伊凡
yī fán

Ivan (Russian name)

阿凡提
ā fán tí

Effendi, wily and fearless hero of Uighur folk tales

大凡粗知
dà fán cū zhī

a rough acquaintance with sth

凡例
fán lì

notes on the use of a book

儒勒·凡尔纳
rú lè · fán ěr nà

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

不凡
bù fán

out of the ordinary

平凡
píng fán

commonplace

阿凡达
ā fán dá

Avatar (movie)

自命不凡
zì mìng bù fán

to think too much of oneself

凡尔丁
fán ěr dīng

valitin (plain wool fabric) (loanword)