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普通 Pronunciation and Pinyin

普通 Usage and Examples

ordinary

common

average

normal

苏联普通士兵的伙食很糟糕。

Food for the ordinary Soviet troops and NCOs was very poor.

“普通眼病”研究归在E下。

The "General Diseases of the Eye" study is filed under E.

The characters in 普通

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
普
pǔ12widespread and universal
通
tōng11pass through, communicate, understand

More words starting with 普

  • pǔ普jí及popularize, universal
  • pǔ普jí及dào到spread to, extend to
  • pǔ普jí及běn本Popular edition
  • pǔ普tiān天zhī之xià下mò莫fēi非wáng王tǔ土All lands under heaven belong to the king., The whole world is the king's domain.
  • pǔ普kè客Regular customer, ordinary passenger
  • pǔ普kè客liè列chē车ordinary passenger train, local train
  • pǔ普dù度Universal salvation
  • pǔ普kuài快Ordinary passenger express train
  • pǔ普zhā查census, general survey
  • pǔ普fǎ法Public legal education, Legal popularization
  • pǔ普fàn泛General; common and widespread.
  • pú普ěr洱chá茶Pu-erh tea

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Questions about 普通

What does 普通 mean in Chinese?

普通 (pǔ tōng) means “ordinary, common, average, normal”.

How do you pronounce 普通?

普通 is pronounced pǔ tōng in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “ordinary” in Chinese?

“ordinary” is 普通 (pǔ tōng) in Chinese.

How is 普通 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 普通, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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