寻常

xún cháng

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Common

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Definitions

1. usual
2. common
3. ordinary

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 异常 yì cháng 异常 yì cháng unusual; abnormal unusual, abnormal: unusual; abnormal
• 特殊 tè shū 特殊 tè shū special special, extraordinary: special

Synonyms

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• 普通 pǔ tōng 普通 pǔ tōng common ordinary, common: common
• 平常 píng cháng 平常 píng cháng ordinary ordinary, common: ordinary

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly appears in the fixed expression 不同寻常 (out of the ordinary).

Common mistakes

寻常 is primarily used in formal or literary contexts; in casual speech, use 普通 or 平常.

Example Sentences

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这不是一个 寻常 的问题。

This is not an ordinary question.

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Words Containing 寻常

• 不同寻常 不同寻常 bù tóng xún cháng: out of the ordinary
• 异乎寻常 异乎寻常 yì hū xún cháng: unusual
• 超乎寻常 超乎寻常 chāo hū xún cháng: out of the ordinary

Child Words of 寻常

• 寻 寻 xún: to search
• 常 常 cháng: always