Chinese Vocabulary
普通
ordinary
普通
pǔtōng3rd tone
- Pinyin
- pǔtōng
- Strokes
- 22
- In episodes
- 10
Stroke order for 普通
普通 is written with 22 strokes (普: 12, 通: 10). The animation replays automatically.
Usage
就是很普通的一天 = just an utterly ordinary day.
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普通 appears in 10 Fluentide podcast episodes at natural native speed — each with the full Chinese script, pinyin, and line-by-line English translation.
Progeria led doctors to declare he wouldn't survive past twelve, but Belgian blogger Michiel ultimately lived to twenty-eight.普通 spoken at natural speedmediumAmerica's 10 Hottest Housing Markets Aren't Cheap at All — Because There's Almost Nothing for Sale普通 spoken at natural speedeasyHollywood Star Matthew McConaughey Meets the First American-Born Pope at the Vatican.普通 spoken at natural speedmediumMatthew McConaughey Met the Pope at the Vatican — the First American Pope in Catholic History.普通 spoken at natural speedeasyLegendary Nepali Climber Nims Purja, Who Scaled All 14 of the World's 8,000m Peaks, Has Died in an Avalanche.普通 spoken at natural speednormalSpider-Man's New Movie Brand New Day Opens, and the Whole World Rushed to See It普通 spoken at natural speedeasy
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