B2 · Grammar reference · ASGJOGGG
Comparing "pingshi" and "pingchang"
平时 (píngshí) and 平常 (píngcháng) look very similar (after all, they do start with 平), and they have similar meanings of "often" or "usually," but they have slightly different uses.
- Keywords
- 平时 · 平常
- Used for
- Expressing frequency · Describing things · Referring to habitual actions
- Classification
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Examples (10)
你平常会健身吗？
我平常不吃零食。
你平时看新闻吗？
她平时不买奢侈品。
清洁工的工作很平常，但是也很重要。
这种事很平常。
对中国来说，2008年是很不平常的一年。
在中国，去酒吧是不是很平常的娱乐活动？
A:你平时做什么菜？
B:都是很平常的菜。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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