| 一般 | yi1 ban1 yi4 ban1 | so-so |
| 总 | zong3 | generally |
| 普遍 | pu3 bian4 | universal |
| 率 | lv4 shuai4 | rate |
| 普 | pu3 | generally |
| 大抵 | da4 di3 | roughly |
| 略略 | lve4 lve4 | briefly |
| 总称 | zong3 cheng1 | generic term |
| 支那 | zhi1 na4 | phonetic transcription of China (Japanese: Shina), colonial term, generally considered discriminatory |
| 收工 | shou1 gong1 | to knock off |
| 一般而言 | yi1 ban1 er2 yan2 | generally speaking |
| 写真集 | xie3 zhen1 ji2 | photobook (loanword from Japanese), generally sexy portraits of an actress or model |
| 一般说来 | yi1 ban1 shuo1 lai2 | in general |