No. 650 in Chinese
普通
"Ordinary" or "common."
In a sentence
他是一个普通的学生。
He is an ordinary student.
Here, '普通' is used as an adjective to describe '学生' (student) as being ordinary or normal.
这家餐厅的菜味道很普通。
The food at this restaurant tastes very ordinary.
In this sentence, '普通' is used to characterize the taste of the food as being unremarkable or average.
我们过着普通人的生活。
We live the life of ordinary people.
Here, '普通' modifies '人' (people), indicating common or regular persons in society.
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