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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

寻常 [xúncháng]
  1. 1. adjective usual
    这件事很不寻常
    This is a most unusual business.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

寻常 [xúncháng]
  1. 1. ordinary; usual; common
    寻常
    unusual; out of the ordinary
    寻常人家
    an ordinary family

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

寻常 [xúncháng]
  1. 1. 古代称八尺为一寻,两寻为一常,都是很普通的长度。后用寻常来形容平常、普通
    寻常百姓。
    胜败乃寻常之事。

Examples

刚过立春,天气就异乎寻常地热。
It got unusually hot just after the Beginning of Spring.
这是一种不寻常的迹象。
This is an unusual sign.
将深邃的哲理融入俗白的寻常情景之中
profound philosophic principles embodied in simple, ordinary experiences
寻常人家
an ordinary family
异乎寻常地冷
extraordinarily cold
异乎寻常地热心
unusually enthusiastic
超乎寻常
be out of the ordinary
这个月,公司的销售情况异乎寻常地顺利。
This month, the company's sales have been exceptionally good.

Collocations

寻常人家
an ordinary family
寻常
a common case
不同寻常
unusual
超乎寻常
to be more than usual

Word Decomposition


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