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平时
平時
píngshí
1. ordinarily
2. in normal times
3. in peacetime
HSK 4

Character Breakdown

平
píng
flat, level, even; peaceful
HSK 3 5 丶
时
shí
time, season; period, era, age
HSK 1 7 丶

Compound Words (1)

平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚
píngshíbùshāoxiāng,línshíbàofójiǎo
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble

Example Sentences (8)

平时女儿那么多课，总是说想去旅行，但是没时间，怪可怜的。这次放假咱们带她去哪儿玩儿比较好呢？
Píngshí nǚ'ér nàme duō kè, zǒngshì shuō xiǎng qù lǚxíng, dànshì méi shíjiān, guài kělián de. Zhècì fàngjià zánmen dài tā qù nǎr wánr bǐjiào hǎo ne?
Usually our daughter has so many classes; she always says she wants to travel, but there’s no time — it’s pretty sad. Where would be a good place for us to take her during this break?
Text 2
您看这个沙发怎么样？现在正在打折，比平时便宜了一千块。
Nín kàn zhège shāfā zěnme yàng? Xiànzài zhèngzài dǎzhé, bǐ píngshí piányi le yì qiān kuài.
What do you think of this sofa? It's on sale now, 1,000 yuan cheaper than usual.
Text 1
平时多交一些中国朋友，经常和他们聊天儿，听说能力自然就能得到很大的提高。另外，我建议你坚持看中文报纸，这样能学到很多新词语。
Píngshí duō jiāo yīxiē Zhōngguó péngyǒu, jīngcháng hé tāmen liáotiān ér, tīngshuō nénglì zìrán jiù néng dédào hěn dà de tígāo. Lìngwài, wǒ jiànyì nǐ jiānchí kàn zhōngwén bàozhǐ,zhèyàng néng xué dào hěn duō xīncí yǔ.
Text 1
平时我们常常一起看书、逛街、踢足球。
Píngshí wǒmen chángcháng yìqǐ kànshū, guàngjiē, tī zúqiú.
We usually read books, go shopping, and play soccer together.
Text 1
看来还是我的教育方法有问题。平时看她做事情慢，总想替她做，以后得让她学会安排时间，自己的事情自己做。
Kànlái háishì wǒ de jiàoyù fāngfǎ yǒu wèntí. Píngshí kàn tā zuò shìqíng màn, zǒng xiǎng tì tā zuò, yǐhòu děi ràng tā xuéhuì ānpái shíjiān, zìjǐ de shìqíng zìjǐ zuò.
It seems my way of educating still has problems. Usually when I see her doing things slowly, I always want to do them for her. In the future, I need to let her learn to manage her time and do her own things herself.
Text 2
我小时候经常去看他的演出。平时他还给我讲很多京剧里的历史故事，让我学到了很多知识。
Wǒ xiǎo shíhou jīngcháng qù kàn tā de yǎnchū. Píngshí tā hái gěi wǒ jiǎng hěn duō jīngjù lǐ de lìshǐ gùshi, ràng wǒ xué dào le hěn duō zhīshi.
When I was a child, I often went to watch his performances. Usually, he also told me many historical stories from Peking Opera, which taught me a lot.
Text 1
所以我们平时一定要注意锻炼，别等健康出问题了才后悔。
Suǒyǐ wǒmen píngshí yídìng yào zhùyì duànliàn, bié děng jiànkāng chū wèntí le cái hòuhuǐ.
So we should make sure to exercise regularly; don't wait until health problems arise to regret it.
Text 4
我们应该重视平时的积累，多向周围的人学习。
Wǒmen yīnggāi zhòngshì píngshí de jīlěi, duō xiàng zhōuwéi de rén xuéxí.
We should value daily accumulation and learn more from the people around us.
Text 5

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