Word: 平时 (píngshí) Traditional: 平時 平时 dictionary entry píngshí ordinarily Full dictionary entry for 平时 Example sentences using 平时 14 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 今天他比平时起得早。 Jīntiān tā bǐ píngshí qǐ de zǎo. He woke up earlier than usual today. 今天比平时还忙。 Jīntiān bǐ píngshí hái máng. Today's even busier than normal. 今早我比平时早了一个小时起床。 Jīn zǎo wǒ bǐ píngshí zǎole yí gè xiǎoshí qǐchuáng. This morning I got up an hour earlier than usual. 你平时做些什么？ Nǐ píngshí zuò xiē shénme? What do you do normally? 你平时喜欢听民歌吗？ Nǐ píngshí xǐhuan tīng míngē ma? Do you usually like listening to folk songs? 你平时坐地铁通勤吗？ Nǐ píngshí zuò dìtiě tōngqín ma? Do you usually commute by subway? 你平时注重饮食健康吗？ Nǐ píngshí zhùzhòng yǐnshí jiànkāng ma? Do you usually pay attention to eating healthily? 你平时的作息是怎样的？ Nǐ píngshí de zuòxī shì zěnyàng de? What is your usual daily routine like? 你平时看不看时事新闻？ Nǐ píngshí kàn bú kàn shíshì xīnwén? Do you usually watch the news on current events? 她是研究生，平时很忙。 Tā shì yánjiūshēng, píngshí hěn máng. She's a graduate student and is usually very busy. 平时省分文，用时有千金 píngshí shěng fēnwén, yòng shí yǒu qiānjīn save a cent in ordinary times, and have a thousand gold when you need it 平时肯帮人，急时有人帮 píngshí kěn bāng rén, jí shí yǒurén bāng help others in ordinary times, and others will help you in an emergency 我和邻居平时很少过往。 Wǒ hé línjū píngshí hěn shǎo guòwǎng. I seldom have dealings with my neighbors. 我在周末起床比平时晚。 Wǒ zài zhōumò qǐchuáng bǐ píngshí wǎn. On weekends I got up later than usual.