Word: 平时 (píngshí) Traditional: 平時 平时 dictionary entry píngshí ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime Full dictionary entry for 平时 Example sentences using 平时 3 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. 你平时做些什么？ Nǐ píngshí zuò xiē shénme? What do you do normally?