寻常

ordinary, usual, commonplace

adjective Rare #20,074
ordinary, usual, commonplace Often used in the negative form 不寻常, meaning “unusual.”
CH: 这是一件很寻常的事。
EN: This is a very ordinary thing.

狄先生的案件不寻常

Mr. Di's case is unusual.

— 双重赔偿 (1944)

这很不寻常啊

That’s very unusual.

— 杀人回忆 (2003)

也很不寻常

It’s also very unusual.

— 惊魂记 (1960)

直到某天我遇见一个穴居人以为自己是耶酥你发现这很不寻常吗?

Until one day, I met a caveman who thought he was Jesus. Do you find that unusual?

— 这个男人来自地球 (2007)

再说了…这里并不寻常

What’s more, this place is far from ordinary...

— 空之境界 第五章 矛盾螺旋 (2008)

结婚,生两三个孩子在一栋寻常的公寓里渡过余生

Get married, have two or three children, and spend the rest of your life in an ordinary apartment.

— 浪潮 (2008)