mediocre, common place (adj.)
HSK 6
Traditional
平庸 (unaltered)
Radicals
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Examples
他觉得自己的生活很平庸，没有什么特别的成就。 Tā juéde zìjǐ de shēnghuó hěn píngyōng, méiyǒu shénme tèbié de chéngjiù. - He feels his life is mediocre and has no particular achievements.
这部电影被批评为平庸无奇。 Zhè bù diànyǐng bèi pīpíng wéi píngyōng wúqí. - This movie was criticized for being mediocre and unremarkable.
他在公司里表现得平庸，缺乏创新能力。 Tā zài gōngsī lǐ biǎoxiàn de píngyōng, quēfá chuàngxīn nénglì. - He performs mediocrely in the company, lacking innovation.
平庸的人生并不意味着没有价值。 Píngyōng de rénshēng bìng bù yìwèizhe méiyǒu jiàzhí. - A mediocre life does not mean it has no value.
他一直在努力避免自己变得平庸。 Tā yīzhí zài nǔlì bìmiǎn zìjǐ biàn dé píngyōng. - He has been trying hard to avoid becoming mediocre.
Characters
平 píng - flat; level; even; equal | HSK 5
庸 yōng - mediocre, second rated; (lit. usually used in the negative expression) need |