一般 yìbān in a sentence
Same (just like - ordinary - common - general)
一般 (yìbān) means Same (just like - ordinary - common - general). Below are 6 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这家饭店的菜很 一般 。
Zhè jiā fàndiàn de cài hěn yìbān.
The food at this restaurant is nothing special.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 一般
我 一般 用手机付款。
Wǒ yìbān yòng shǒujī fù kuǎn.
I usually pay with my phone.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 付款
这里的风景犹如画 一般 。
Zhèlǐ de fēngjǐng yóurú huà yìbān.
The scenery here is like a painting.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 犹如
这块石头的来历很不 一般 。
Zhè kuài shítou de láilì hěn bù yìbān.
The history of this stone is quite out of the ordinary.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 来历
从 一般 原理演绎出具体结论。
Cóng yìbān yuánlǐ yǎnyì chū jùtǐ jiélùn.
Specific conclusions are deduced from general principles.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 演绎
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Questions about 一般
How is 一般 used in a sentence?
This page shows 6 sentences using 一般 (yìbān, "Same (just like - ordinary - common - general)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 一般 an HSK word?
Yes — 一般 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 一般?
The dictionary page for 一般 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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