HSK 4 · adjective · Practice

普通

pǔtōng

common; ordinary; general; average

这是一个普通的城市。

Zhè shì yì ge pǔtōng de chéngshì.

This is an ordinary city.

我们上课都说普通话。

Wǒmen shàngkè dōu shuō pǔtōnghuà.

We all speak Mandarin in class.

电脑已经普及到普通家庭。

Diànnǎo yǐjīng pǔjí dào pǔtōng jiātíng.

Computers have already spread to ordinary families.

这种药很昂贵,普通家庭买不起。

Zhè zhǒng yào hěn ángguì, pǔtōng jiātíng mǎibuqǐ.

This kind of medicine is very expensive; an ordinary family cannot afford it.