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title: "Pingfan Meaning: 平凡 (píngfán) Means “ordinary”"
description: "平凡 (píngfán) means “ordinary; common”. Hear its tones, see what 平 and 凡 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingfan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 平凡 mean?

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平凡 píngfán

## ordinary; common

## Its characters

1. 平 píng ordinary
2. 凡 fán ordinary

## In a sentence

他只是一个平凡的人。 He's just an ordinary person.

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## More words with 平 or 凡

- [凡尔赛 fán’ěrsài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanersai)
- [凡是 fánshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanshi)
- [非凡 fēifán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feifan)
- [公平 gōngpíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongping)
- [和平 hépíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heping)
- [平安 píng’ān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingan)
- [平常 píngcháng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingchang)
- [平淡 píngdàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingdan)
- [平等 píngděng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingdeng)
- [平方米 píngfāngmǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingfangmi)

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