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平日

píngrì

ordinary days; normally; on weekdays

A quiet street with a single cyclist
Memory picture

Characters in this word

平 píng

Strokes
5
Radical
广 — broad, vast, wide
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

日 rì

Strokes
4
Radical
日 — sun
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 平日看似松散的训练,在关键时刻往往会转化为稳定的判断力。 Píngrì kànsì sōngsǎn de xùnliàn, zài guānjiàn shíkè wǎngwǎng huì zhuǎnhuà wéi wěndìng de pànduànlì. Training that seems loose on ordinary days often turns into steady judgement at critical moments.
  • 他平日话不多,今天却讲了很久。 Tā píngrì huà bù duō, jīntiān què jiǎng le hěn jiǔ. He normally doesn't say much, but today he spoke for a long time.
  • 平日里这条街很安静,周末才热闹起来。 Píngrì lǐ zhè tiáo jiē hěn ānjìng, zhōumò cái rènao qǐlái. On ordinary days this street is quiet; it only gets lively on weekends.

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