No. 1,926 in Chinese
常见
"Common" or "frequently seen."
In a sentence
这种现象在夏季很常见。
This phenomenon is very common in summer.
The word '常见' is used here as an adjective to describe the phenomenon as something frequently observed during summer.
这是生活中一个常见的问题。
This is a common problem in life.
In this sentence, '常见' modifies the noun '问题', indicating a problem frequently encountered in daily life.
许多动植物都属于常见的种类。
Many animals and plants belong to common species.
Here, '常见的' is used as an attributive adjective qualifying '种类', referring to species that are commonly observed or recognized.
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