等闲

等閒
děngxián
  1. ordinary
  2. common
  3. unimportant
  4. idly
  5. for no reason

CEDICT

  1. (literary) aimlessly; thoughtlessly
  2. (literary) ordinary; unimportant
  3. aimlessly; thoughtlessly
  4. ordinary; unimportant

Wiktionary

  1. 平常、无足轻重的。
  2. 随便、不留意。唐．白居易〈琵琶行〉：「今年欢笑复明年，秋月春风等閒度。」宋．岳飞〈满江红．怒髮冲冠〉词：「莫等閒、白了少年头，空悲切。」也作「等闲」。
  3. 无端。
  4. 一般。
  5. 照常。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 等 děng
  1. to wait for; to await
  2. by the time; when; till
  3. and so on; etc.; et al.
  4. (bound form) class; rank; grade
  5. (bound form) equal to; same as
  6. (used to end an enumeration)
  7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
=2 闲 xián
  1. enclosure
  2. (variant of 闲 xián) idle
  3. unoccupied
  4. leisure
=2 闲 xián
  1. idle
  2. unoccupied
  3. leisure

Containing this entry

等闲之辈 děngxiánzhībèi (in the negative) (not) to be trifled with

Related entries

中常 zhōngcháng
  1. ordinary
  2. average
  3. medium
  4. mid-range
  5. moderate
文學作品中常用夜來香來象徵思念與柔情。

In literary works, night-blooming jasmine is often used to symbolize longing and tenderness.

Source: Tatoeba

凡 fán
  1. ordinary
  2. commonplace
  3. mundane
  4. temporal
  5. of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels)
  6. every
  7. all
  8. whatever
  9. altogether
  10. gist
  11. outline
  12. note of Chinese musical scale
苹果是非凡的手机。

The iPhone is an extraordinary cell phone.

Source: Tatoeba

凡庸 fányōng
  1. ordinary
  2. mediocre
平常 píngcháng
  1. ordinary
  2. common
  3. usually
  4. ordinarily
我比平常晚到。

I arrived later than usual.

Source: Tatoeba

庸 yōng
  1. ordinary
  2. to use
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