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HSK
very; really / unusual; extraordinary
HSK 1
in common usage
HSK 2
regular; usual; normal / usually; normally
HSK 3
regular / normal / ordinary
HSK 2
frequently; often
HSK 1
commonly seen / common / to see sth frequently
HSK 2
often; frequently
HSK 5
ordinary / common / usually / ordinarily
HSK 2
common sense / general knowledge / CL: 門|门
HSK 4
frequently; constantly; regularly; often / day-to-day; everyday; daily
HSK 2
day-to-day; daily; everyday
HSK 3
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always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant
HSK 1
all year round / for years on end / average year
HSK 6
levelheadedness / calmness / equanimity
HSK 7-9
as usual
usual; common; ordinary
HSK 7-9
common sense / conventional reasoning and morals
HSK 7-9
frequently asked questions / FAQ
unusual; abnormal / extremely; exceptionally
HSK 6
routine
see 五常市 / the Permanent Five (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council: China, France, Russia, the UK, and the USA)
the five cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence , justice 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom and honor / alternative term for 五倫|五伦, the five cardinal relationships / alternative term for 五行, the five elements
Changning, a county-level city in Hengyang City 衡陽市|衡阳市, Hunan
abnormal
everyday words
room temperature / ordinary temperatures
HSK 7-9
human nature (idiom) / a behavior that is only natural
(statistics) normalized / to normalize (relations etc) / to become the norm
usual / customary
HSK 7-9
the daily life of a family
as usual
HSK 7-9
lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (proverb) / fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
ivy
ordinary person
HSK 7-9
common problems / FAQ
proper human relationships
usual / customary
conventional weapon
normal operation / proper functioning
unusual / abnormal
HSK 7-9
out of the ordinary / unusual
HSK 7-9
dielectric constant
much / very many
nothing out of the ordinary / unglamorous
simple home-style meal / common occurrence / nothing out of the ordinary
to talk or chat about ordinary daily life
normal state
HSK 7-9
remarkable / remarkably / unusual
Wuchang, a county-level city in Harbin City 哈爾濱市|哈尔滨市, Heilongjiang
constant term (in a mathematical expression)
(idiom) changeable; fickle
to engage in small talk / to chit chat
norm (typically observed pattern)
standing committee (e.g. of National People's Congress)
(math.) a constant
as the saying goes; as they say...
commonplace in military operations (idiom)
standing committee
home-style tofu
to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
temperamental / moody
out of the ordinary / exceptional
to outdo oneself; to perform exceptionally well
unstable / erratic / changeable / fickle
constant state / fixed state
Ever Victorious Army (1860-1864), Qing dynasty army equipped and trained jointly with Europeans and used esp. against the Taiping rebels
autosomal chromosome / autosome / autosomal
extremely grateful; very thankful
gravitational anomaly (geology)
abnormal / irregular
code of conduct; conventions; common practice / routine (medical procedure etc)
HSK 6
(physics) Planck's constant h, approximately 6.626 x 10⁻³⁴ joule.seconds
normal distribution (in statistics)
Ivy League school
an emergency measure
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (abbr. of 全國人民代表大會常務委員會|全国人民代表大会常务委员会)
evergreen plant
permanent member state (of the UN Security Council)
evergreen
ivy
weekday
arrhythmia
Changzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省
a constant (physics, math.)
microbiome / microbiota
magnetic anomaly (geology)
(idiom) nothing special; ordinary
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
constant / constantly
satisfied with what one has (idiom)
as usual
common saying
long-term resident / permanent residence / eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit Sassatavada)
three principles and five virtues (idiom) / the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence , righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom and fidelity )
home cooking
permanent member of council
mental aberration / nervous abnormality
everyday implement / object of everyday use

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