No. 6,594 in Chinese
普普通通
Ordinary; average; commonplace.
In a sentence
这只是一个普普通通的工作,没有什么特别的地方。
This is just an ordinary job with nothing special about it.
普普通通 describes the job as average or plain, indicating it's not exceptional or remarkable.
他穿了一件普普通通的衬衫,但是搭配得很好看。
He wore a plain shirt, but paired it beautifully.
普普通通 refers to the shirt being simple or standard, emphasizing its lack of extravagance.
她的成绩只是普普通通,无法和班级里的顶尖学生相比。
Her grades are just average and cannot compare to the top students in the class.
普普通通 in this context highlights mediocrity of the grades, portraying them as unexceptionally typical.
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