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  • 1

    adj.general; ordinary; common

    • bà ba yī zǎo chū qù yī bān yào dào tiān hēi cái huí lái

      爸爸一早出去一般天黑回来

      My father goes out in the early morning, and usually does not return till dusk.

    • yī bān lái shuō xī ān de tiān qì bù cuò

      一般来说西安天气不错

      Generally speaking, the weather in Xi'an is not bad.

    • tā shì yī bān gōng zuò rén yuán

      一般工作人员

      She is an ordinary member of the staff.

  • 2

    adj.same as; just like

    • qì chē fēi yī bān de chí qù

      汽车一般

      The car flashed past like lightning.

    • gāng tiě yī bān de yì zhì

      钢铁一般意志

      iron will

    • zhè sān gè wèn tí yī bān zhòng yào

      问题一般重要

      These three problems are of the same importance.

  • 3

    adj.one kind; sort

    • yī bān shǒu duàn

      一般手段

      a kind of method

Word usage

  • "一般" can be reduplicated, for example: "一般般".
    • 餐厅

      The food in this restaurant is just so-so.