Word: 一般 (yībān)

一般我在晚上洗澡。

Yìbān wǒ zài wǎnshang xǐzǎo.

I usually have my bath at night.

一般我步行去学校。

Yìbān wǒ bùxíng qù xuéxiào.

I usually walk to school.

人不求人一般高

rén bùqiúrén yìbān gāo

if people don't beg from people, they are all equally tall

他写毛笔字的功力真不一般。

Tā xiě Máobǐzì de gōnglì zhēn bù yìbān.

His skill at brush calligraphy is really extraordinary.

他资质一般，但学习非常努力。

Tā zīzhì yìbān, dàn xuéxí fēicháng nǔlì.

His natural gifts are only average, but he studies very hard.

你一般中午饭吃什么？

Nǐ yìbān zhōng wǔfàn chī shénme?

What do you usually eat for lunch?

你一般和朋友一起做什么？

Nǐ yìbān hé péngyou yìqǐ zuò shénme?

What do you usually do with your friends?

你一般和谁去看电影？

Nǐ yìbān hé shéi qù kàn diànyǐng?

Who do you usually go to the movies with?

公务员一般周末不用上班。

Gōngwùyuán yìbān zhōumò búyòng shàngbān.

Civil servants generally don't have to work on weekends.

农村的人口密度一般比较低。

Nóngcūn de rénkǒumìdù yìbān bǐjiào dī.

Population density in the countryside is generally low.

勤俭的人一般不会乱花钱。

Qínjiǎn de rén yìbān búhuì luànhuāqián.

Hardworking and frugal people generally don't spend money carelessly.

十个指头不一般齐

shí gè zhǐtou bù yìbān qí

ten fingers are not all the same length

大陆的报纸一般都用简体字。

Dàlù de bàozhǐ yìbān dōu yòng jiǎntǐzì.

Newspapers on the mainland generally use simplified characters.

女人一般比男人长寿。

Nǚrén yìbān bǐ nánrén chángshòu.

Women usually live longer than men.

女性一般比男性长寿十年。

Nǚxìng yìbān bǐ nánxìng chángshòu shínián.

Generally, women live 10 years longer than men.

她父母很漂亮，而她却长得一般。

Tā fùmǔ hěn piàoliang, ér tā què zhǎng de yìbān.

Her parents are very beautiful, but she looks ordinary.

我一般六点起床。

Wǒ yìbān liù diǎn qǐchuáng.

I usually get up at six.

我上班一般坐公共交通。

Wǒ shàngbān yìbān zuò gōnggòngjiāotōng.

I usually take public transport to work.

我晚上一般很早睡。

Wǒ wǎnshang yìbān hěn zǎo shuì.

I go to bed early at night.

手机电池里一般都含有锂。

Shǒujī diànchí lǐ yìbān dōu hányǒu lǐ.

Phone batteries generally contain lithium.

拿上坟头儿比泰山，高低大小不一般

ná shàngfén tóur bǐ Tài Shān, gāodī dàxiǎo bù yìbān

comparing a grave mound with Mount Tai: height and size are not the same

水果一般不久就会腐烂。

Shuǐguǒ yìbān bùjiǔ jiù huì fǔlàn.

Fruits tend to rot quickly.

江南的梅雨一般在六月开始。

Jiāngnán de méiyǔ yìbān zài liùyuè kāishǐ.

The plum rains in the south of the Yangtze usually begin in June.

流行歌一般都不长。

Liúxíng gē yìbān dōu bù cháng.

Pop songs are usually not very long.

班里没人和他跑得一般快。

Bān lǐ méi rén hé tā pǎo de yìbān kuài.

No one in the class runs as fast as he does.

男人一般都比女人强壮。

Nánrén yìbān dōu bǐ nǚrén qiángzhuàng.

Generally speaking, men are stronger than women.

美国人一般都很喜欢喝咖啡。

Měiguórén yìbān dōu hěn xǐhuan hē kāfēi.

Generally speaking, Americans are very fond of coffee.

背包客一般不会住贵的酒店。

Bēibāokè yìbān búhuì zhù guì de jiǔdiàn.

Backpackers generally don't stay in expensive hotels.

请问，邮寄到国外一般要几天？

Qǐngwèn, yóujì dào guówài yìbān yào jǐtiān?

Excuse me, how many days does it usually take to send something abroad by post?

货有高低三等价,客无远近一般看

huò yǒu gāodī sān děngjià,kè wú yuǎnjìn yìbān kàn

goods have three price grades, high and low; customers, near or far, are looked on alike

这个不卖给一般人。

Zhège bú mài gěi yìbān rén.

This isn't on sale to the general public.

这并不像一般人觉得的那么容易。

Zhè bìng bú xiàng yìbān rén juéde de nàme róngyì.

It's not as easy to do that as people think.

这蛋糕吃起来不同一般。

Zhè dàngāo chī qǐlai bùtóng yìbān.

The cake tastes divine!

那如石头一般坚硬。

Nà rú shítou yìbān jiānyìng.

It was hard as rock.

韩国菜一般都很辣。

Hánguó cài yìbān dōu hěn là.

Korean food is generally very spicy.