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一般
Traditional Chinese
一般
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
yī bān /yì bān
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
yat1 bun1
Short definition so-so
Usage frequency Very common
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All available English definitions ordinaryLDC iconMDBG iconCantofish icon / generallyLDC iconMDBG iconCantofish icon / sameLDC iconMDBG iconCantofish icon / commonLDC iconMDBG iconCantofish icon / so-soMDBG icon / usuallyAdso icon/
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: usually
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: same; ordinary; common; general; generally; in general
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: same; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: same; ordinary; common; general
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: sameldc'
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一般(yī bān yì bān) so-so
(lái) next
([missing]) to say
男人(nán rén) men
(bǐ bǐbì) ratio
女人(nv rén) wife
(gāo) loud

Generally, men are taller than women.

住在(zhù zài) to live in
大城市(dà chéng shì) big city
(dedì) of
人们(rén men) people
一般(yī bān yì bān) so-so
(dū) all
缺乏(quē fá) scarcity
锻炼(duàn liàn) to work out

People living in a big city tend to lack exercise.

(wǒ) I
(wǎn) late
(shàng) upper
一般(yī bān yì bān) so-so
(hěn) quite
早睡(zǎoshuì)

I go to bed early at night.

(zài) (located) at
(rì) sun
(běn) Ben
(zài) (located) at
我们的(wǒmende) our
雨季(yǔ jì) rainy season
常常(cháng cháng) frequently
下雨(xià yǔ) rainy
雨季(yǔ jì) rainy season
一般(yī bān yì bān) so-so
(zài) (located) at
六月(liù yuè) June
中旬(zhōng xún) middle third of a month
(zhì) most
七月(qī yuè) July
中旬(zhōng xún) middle third of a month

In Japan, it rains quite a bit during our rainy season which is from mid-June until mid-July.

汤姆(tāng mǔ) Tom (name)
一般(yī bān yì bān) so-so
(zhù) to stay
五星级酒店(wǔ xīng jí jiǔ diàn) five-star hotel

Tom usually stays at five-star hotels.

(zhè) these
(dàn) egg
(gāo) cake
吃起来(chīqǐlái)
不同(bù tóng) different
一般(yī bān yì bān) so-so

The cake tastes divine!

(tā) she
(fù) father
(mǔ) female
(hěn) quite
漂亮(piàoliàng) beautiful
(ér) with
她却( tā què)
长得(zhǎng de) looks
一般(yī bān yì bān) so-so

Her parents are very beautiful, but she looks ordinary.

风声(fēng shēng) talk
有点(yǒu diǎn) a little
恐怖(kǒng bù) terrible
听起来( tīng qǐ lái) to sound like
好像(hǎo xiàng) to seem like
鬼叫(guǐ jiào) to squawk
一般(yī bān yì bān) so-so

The wind sounds scary, like screaming ghosts.

(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
一般(yī bān yì bān) so-so
几点(jǐ diǎn jī diǎn) when?
下班(xià bān) to finish work

When do you usually get off work?

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