平时
píng shí
HSK 4traditional 平時

How to write 平时 (píng shí) in Chinese

平时 (pinyin: píng shí, written "ping shi" or "pingshi") means ordinarily. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 平时.

Meaning

  • ordinarily
  • in normal times
  • in peacetime

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Examples

中午之后,他突然发现一个奇怪的事:时间变长了。一下午做的事比平时一整天都多。
zhōng wǔ zhī hòu, tā tū rán fā xiàn yí ge qí guài de shì: shí jiān biàn cháng le. yí xià wǔ zuò de shì bǐ píng shí yì zhěng tiān dōu duō.
After noon, he suddenly noticed something strange: time had stretched. He'd done more in one afternoon than usually in a full day.

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