正常 zhèngcháng normal
normal; regular; ordinary
How to remember 正常: 正 upright + 常 often = normal.
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How it is used
- 'Normal / regular' - the ordinary, expected state - 一切正常 (yíqiè zhèngcháng) everything's normal; 正常情况下 (zhèngcháng qíngkuàng xià) under normal circumstances.
- Antonym 异常 (yìcháng, abnormal) / 不正常. Contrast 平常 (píngcháng, usually/ordinarily), which is about frequency; 正常 is about conforming to what's proper or healthy - 天气异常 (tiānqì yìcháng) abnormal weather.
- Common reassurance: 这很正常 (zhè hěn zhèngcháng) that's perfectly normal.
Example sentences
- 很正常。 Hěn zhèngcháng.That's normal.
- 它很正常。 Tā hěn zhèngcháng.It's very normal.
- 你的心跳很正常。 Nǐ de xīntiào hěn zhèngcháng.Your heartbeat is quite normal.