寻常 meaning in English

xúncháng

usual; common; ordinary

HSK 7-9adjectiveTraditional 尋常17 strokes

Meaning of 寻常

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xúncháng
  1. usual; common; ordinary

寻常 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ听tīng到dào一yí个gè不bù寻xún常cháng的de声shēng音yīn。
I heard an unusual sound.
他tā天tiān生shēng具jù有yǒu不bù寻xún常cháng的de数shù学xué能néng力lì。
He is endowed with unusual ability in mathematics.
汤tāng姆mǔ是shì个gè不bù寻xún常cháng的de人rén。
Tom is an extraordinary man.
你nǐ最zuì近jìn有yǒu听tīng到dào什shén么me不bù寻xún常cháng的de事shì吗ma?
Did you hear anything unusual lately?
最zuì近jìn你nǐ有yǒu看kàn见jiàn什shén么me不bù寻xún常cháng的de事shì吗ma?
Did you see anything unusual lately?

Stroke order for each character

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寻 xún · to search · 6 strokes

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常 cháng · always · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 寻常.

非常fēichángvery; really; unusual; extraordinary
常常chángchángfrequently; often
正常zhèngchángnormal; regular
经常jīngchángfrequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
平常píngchángordinary; common
常见cháng jiàncommonly seen; common
常用cháng yòngin common usage
通常tōngchángregular; usual; normal; usually; normally
日常rìchángday-to-day; daily; everyday
寻找xúnzhǎoto seek; to look for
常识chángshícommon sense; general knowledge
寻求xúnqiúto seek; to look for

Questions about 寻常

What does 寻常 mean?

寻常 (xúncháng) means "usual; common; ordinary" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 寻常?

寻常 is made of 2 characters: 寻 (6 strokes), 常 (11 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 寻常 an HSK word?

Yes. 寻常 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 寻常 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 寻常 is written 尋常.