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平时 píng shí

HSK 4 word · traditional 平時

Meanings

• ordinarily
• in normal times
• in peacetime

Characters

• 平 píng: flat
• 时 shí: o'clock

Example sentences

今天他比平时起得早。
He woke up earlier than usual today.
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今天比平时还忙。
Today's even busier than normal.
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你平时做些什么？
What do you do normally?
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