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HSK
very; really / unusual; extraordinary
HSK 1
in common usage
HSK 2
regular; usual; normal / usually; normally
HSK 3
frequently; constantly; regularly; often / day-to-day; everyday; daily
HSK 2
regular / normal / ordinary
HSK 2
frequently; often
HSK 1
commonly seen / common / to see sth frequently
HSK 2
ordinary / common / usually / ordinarily
HSK 2
unusual; abnormal / extremely; exceptionally
HSK 6
day-to-day; daily; everyday
HSK 3
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always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant
HSK 1
often; frequently
HSK 5
code of conduct; conventions; common practice / routine (medical procedure etc)
HSK 6
common sense / general knowledge / CL: 門|门
HSK 4
all year round / for years on end / average year
HSK 6
out of the ordinary / unusual
HSK 7-9
levelheadedness / calmness / equanimity
HSK 7-9
as usual
common sense / conventional reasoning and morals
HSK 7-9
disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable
usual; common; ordinary
HSK 7-9
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
abnormal
everyday words
human nature (idiom) / a behavior that is only natural
simple home-style meal / common occurrence / nothing out of the ordinary
a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb) / (fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe)
usual / customary
HSK 7-9
the daily life of a family
as usual
HSK 7-9
ivy
usual / customary
ordinary person
HSK 7-9
(statistics) normalized / to normalize (relations etc) / to become the norm
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
common problems / FAQ
satisfied with what one has (idiom)
normal operation / proper functioning
unusual / abnormal
HSK 7-9
normal state
HSK 7-9
much / very many
room temperature / ordinary temperatures
HSK 7-9
complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic / entirely outside the norm / out of character
nothing out of the ordinary / unglamorous
to visit frequently / to have frequent dealings (with) / to see each other often
permanent member of council
evergreen
to talk or chat about ordinary daily life
normal practice
extremely grateful; very thankful
remarkable / remarkably / unusual
Wuchang, a county-level city in Harbin City 哈爾濱市|哈尔滨市, Heilongjiang
proper human relationships
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)
frequently asked questions / FAQ
standing committee (e.g. of National People's Congress)
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 )
to engage in small talk / to chit chat
accustomed to / used to
unusual / extraordinary
routine / everyday business / daily operation (of a company)
norm (typically observed pattern)
commonplace in military operations (idiom)
home-style tofu
(economics) current account
variable / changeable / fickle / impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya) / ghost taking away the soul after death / to pass away / to die
(of an organization etc) standing or permanent
to return to normal
out of the ordinary / exceptional
abnormal / irregular
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
evergreen tree
constant / constantly
Ever Victorious Army (1860-1864), Qing dynasty army equipped and trained jointly with Europeans and used esp. against the Taiping rebels
(physics) Planck's constant h, approximately 6.626 x 10⁻³⁴ joule.seconds
to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)
an emergency measure
constant state / fixed state
evergreen plant
resident / permanent (representative)
evergreen
ivy
weekday
temperamental / moody
(sports) regular season
normal distribution (in statistics)
normal distribution (in statistics)
(math.) a constant
conventional weapon
arrhythmia
permanent member state (of the UN Security Council)
Changzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省
as the saying goes; as they say...
a constant (physics, math.)
microbiome / microbiota

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