寻常

• 拼音: xún cháng
• 汉字拆解: 寻 = 彐 + 工 + 寸 (measuring — the known/standard); 常 = 巾 + 尚 (cloth + esteem — regular/constant)

含义

Ordinary; common; usual; unremarkable. Describes something typical or standard, often used in contrast with something exceptional or extraordinary.

Somewhat literary in register, more formal than 普通 or 平常. Frequently appears with negation in the set phrase 非同寻常 (extraordinary; out of the ordinary). Found in classical poetry, formal prose, and elevated speech.

例句

1. 这场演出绝非寻常，每一幕都令观众屏息凝神，演员的精湛表演令全场数度爆发出热烈掌声。
2. 他看似寻常的举动背后，隐藏着一段鲜为人知的历史渊源，令知情者无不感慨万千。
3. 在她看来，寻常的日子只要用心经营，同样能充满细腻的意义与温情，无须刻意追求轰轰烈烈。

用法指南

语境: literature, formal writing, commentary

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 此次发现绝非寻常，其重要性足以改写现有的历史叙述框架。(This discovery is by no means ordinary; its significance is enough to rewrite the existing framework of historical narrative.)
• 面对这位非同寻常的对手，他意识到仅凭过去的经验与技巧已远远不够。(Faced with this extraordinary opponent, he realised that past experience and skill alone were far from sufficient.)

错误说法

• 今天天气寻常 — 寻常 sounds unnatural in casual weather descriptions; use 普通 or 平常 for everyday speech; 寻常 suits formal or literary contexts

起源与历史

寻 (measure/search — the known/standard) + 常 (constant/ordinary)

文化背景

时代: Classical/Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal