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平凡 píngfán

平凡 píngfán Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 平凡 píngfán .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
píngfán | ping2 fan2
English translation
commonplace
ordinary
mediocre

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About 平凡 píngfán

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Traditional form

平凡 píngfán

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 平凡 píngfán

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Píng

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Origin unclear.

Positional decomposition

干丷

Number of Strokes

5
fán

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Originally a pictograph of a plate or dish. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

几丶

Number of Strokes

3

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Example sentences using 平凡 píngfán

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shì shuí huì 想到 xiǎng dào 这个 zhè ge yòu shòu yòu xiǎo yòu 平凡 píngfán de 媚兰 jìng shì zuò 坚强 jiānqiáng de 高塔 gāo tǎ ā ?

But who would have thought of small plain Melanie as a tower of strength?

弟弟 dìdi 妹妹 mèimei 一起 yīqǐ Guò zhāo 平凡 píngfán ér 幸福 xìngfú de 生活 shēnghuó

She led a normal, happy life with her sister and brother.

平凡 píngfán 非凡 fēi fán de 差异 chā yì jǐn 在于 zàiyú 一点点 yī diǎn diǎn 额外 éwài de 努力 nǔlì

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.--Jimmy Johnson

平凡 píngfán Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 平凡 píngfán and their own compounds.

平凡 píngfán Compounds

See all 50 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 平凡 píngfán in their composition.

  • Píng
    • píng , píng , pēng , píng , pēng , píng , chèng , pēng , píng , píng , bēng , pēng , píng , píng , pēng , , , , píng , , , píng
  • fán
    • gǒng
    • yíng
    • yíng
      • yíng , ,
    • fān , fàn , fán , fán , fān , péng , luǒ , , , , , , , fán ,
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