常人 chángrén ordinary person
How to remember 常人: 常 often + 人 person = ordinary person.
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How it is used
- An ordinary/average person - 他的毅力非常人所能及 (tā de yìlì fēi chángrén suǒ néng jí) his willpower is beyond what an ordinary person can match.
- Often appears in comparisons that set someone apart: 常人难以想象, 超出常人. Somewhat literary.
- Near 普通人 (pǔtōngrén, ordinary person), but 常人 is more written and frequently used precisely to contrast with the exceptional.