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The Chinese word yiban - 一般 - yībān
(generally in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
yībān
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(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: In this special case, one of the tones is pronounced differently than the (written) Pinyin phonetic script indicates. This phenomenon is called Tone sandhi.
English translations
generally, ordinary, the same as,
in general, usual, average
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of yībān are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 一般 ( yiban / yībān ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Wo yiban qi dian qichuang.
Wǒ yībān qī diǎn qǐchuáng.– English translation: I usually get up at seven.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
one | kind
一般 ( yiban / yībān ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 102)
一般 ( yiban / yībān ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 102)
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