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<p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">平时</span>&#160;(<span class="pinyin">píngshí</span>) and&#160;<span class="hanzi">平常</span>&#160;(<span class="pinyin">píngcháng</span>) look very similar (after all, they do start with&#160;<span style="font-size: 20px;">平!), and they have similar meanings of "often," but they have pretty different grammatical uses.</span></p>
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  <h2 id="平常-is-used-as-noun"><span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal;">平常</span>&#160;is used as noun</h2>

  <p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">平常</span>&#160;can be used as a noun. It means "<b>in ordinary times:</b>, as in "ordinary times I usually meet with my friends after school."</p>

  <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>

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    <div class="deux">Subj. +&#160;<span class="hanzist">平常</span>&#160;+ Verb</div>
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      <li><span class="hanzi">我 平常 不 和 朋友 见面。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">I ordinarily don't meet friends.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 平常 用 QQ 聊天 吗？</span>&#160;<span class="trans">Do you usually use QQ to chat?</span></li>
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  <h2 id="平时-is-used-as-noun"><span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal;">平时</span>&#160;is used as noun</h2>

  <p>When&#160;<span class="hanzi">平时</span>&#160;is used as a noun it is the same as&#160;<span class="hanzi">平常</span>&#160;when it is used as a noun.</p>

  <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>

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    <div class="deux">Subj. +&#160;<span class="hanzist">平时</span>&#160;+ Verb</div>
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      <li><span class="hanzi">我们 平时 都 不 在 家 吃饭，我们 在 外面 吃。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">Most of the time, we don't eat in the house. We go out to eat.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 平时 会 看 新闻 吗？</span>&#160;<span class="trans">Will you watch the news often?</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我 平时 不 买 这 种 很 便宜 但是 质量 很 差 的 东西。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">I don't usually buy this kind of cheap, inferior stuff.</span></li>
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  <h2 id="平常-as-an-adjective"><span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal;">平常</span>&#160;as an Adjective</h2>

  <p>When&#160;<span class="hanzi">平常</span>&#160;is used as an adjective, it expresses the meaning of "<b>common</b>."&#160;<span class="hanzi">平时</span>&#160;cannot be used this way.</p>

  <h3 id="structure-2">Structure</h3>

  <div class="jiegou"><div class="deux"><span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">平常的</span>&#160;+ Noun</div>
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      <li><span class="hanzi">他 有 一 份 很 平常 的 工作，过 着 很 平常 的 生活。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">He has a common job and lives a common lifestyle.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">这 是 一 种 很 平常 的 玻璃，不 是 什么 钻石。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">This is just common glass. It's not a diamond.</span></li>
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      <li>A:&#160;<span class="hanzi">你 平时/平常 喜欢 研究 玉 对 吗？</span>&#160;<span class="trans">You often like to study jade, right?</span></li>

      <li>B:&#160;<span class="hanzi">对 啊。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">Correct.</span></li>

      <li>A:&#160;<span class="hanzi">你 帮 我 看 一下 这 块 玉 怎么 样？</span>&#160;<span class="trans">Could you tell me about this piece of jade?</span></li>

      <li>B:&#160;<span class="hanzi">是 一 块 很 平常 的 玉。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">It's a common piece of jade.</span></li>
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  <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>

  <h3 id="books">Books</h3>

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    <li><span class="hanzi">现代汉语八百词（增订本） (“平常”p. 1051)</span> </li>

    <li><span class="hanzi">现代汉语八百词（增订本） (“平时”p. 1053)</span> </li>
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