Chinese symbol for “ordinarily”
平时
píng shí
Traditional: 平時
ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ordinarily is 平时 (píng shí), defined as: ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “ordinarily”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 平常 | píng cháng | ordinary; common |
| 按说 (按說) | àn shuō | in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally |
| 平日 | píng rì | ordinary day; everyday |
| 素常 | sù cháng | ordinarily; usually |
| 平素 | píng sù | usually; habitually |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 平时.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 平台 (平臺) | píng tái | platform; terrace |
| 和平 | hé píng | peace; peaceful |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc) |
| 平均 | píng jūn | average; on average; evenly; in equal proportions |
| 公平 | gōng píng | fair; impartial |
| 平等 | píng děng | equal; equality |
| 时间 (時間) | shí jiān | (concept of) time; (duration of) time |
| 时候 (時候) | shí hou | time; length of time |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ordinarily”.
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