平常心

• 拼音: píng cháng xīn
• 汉字拆解: 平 = 干 + 二 (level surface — calm and even); 常 = 巾 + 尚 (cloth + esteem — constant and usual); 心 = 心 (heart — the seat of feeling and thought)

含义

Equanimity; an ordinary, undisturbed state of mind; the ability to remain composed and balanced regardless of success, failure, praise, or criticism.

平常心 originates in Chan Buddhism — 平常心是道 (the ordinary mind is the Way). In everyday use it means not being thrown off balance by outcomes or external judgement. Widely invoked in sports psychology, life coaching, and philosophical discourse.

例句

1. 面对如此巨大的舆论压力，她始终保持平常心，既不骄傲自满，也不慌乱失措，令旁人深感钦佩。
2. 运动员在赛前保持平常心，将注意力集中于技术动作本身而非比赛结果，往往能发挥出更加稳定的水准。
3. 禅宗中有言，平常心是道，意即在每一个平凡的当下用心生活，便是修行最朴素也最深刻的形式。

用法指南

语境: philosophy, psychology, sports, daily life

语气: positive

正确说法

• 真正的平常心并非漠然或消极，而是在充分投入的同时，能够坦然接受任何结果，不以物喜，不以己悲。(A genuine equanimity is not indifference or passivity, but rather the ability to accept any outcome serenely while being fully engaged — not elated by external gain, not grieved by personal loss.)
• 经历了多年赛场的大起大落之后，他终于学会了用平常心看待输赢，将每一场比赛视为成长的机会而非决定命运的审判。(After years of dramatic ups and downs on the competitive stage, he finally learned to view winning and losing with equanimity, treating each competition as an opportunity for growth rather than a judgment that determines one's fate.)

错误说法

• 平常心 describes a mental state of calm balance — do not confuse it with 漠不关心 (indifference) or 得过且过 (muddling through); 平常心 involves full engagement paired with non-attachment to outcomes

起源与历史

平常 (ordinary, usual — level and constant) + 心 (heart/mind — the seat of feeling and thought) — originating in the Chan Buddhist saying 平常心是道

文化背景

时代: Chan Buddhism origin

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal