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title: "Pingri Meaning: 平日 (píngrì) Means “ordinary days”"
description: "平日 (píngrì) means “ordinary days; usually”. Hear its tones, see what 平 and 日 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingri"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 平日 mean?

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平日 píngrì

## ordinary days; usually

## It can also mean

- weekday

## Its characters

1. 平 píng ordinary
2. 日 rì day

## In a sentence

他平日很少说话。 He usually doesn't talk much.

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## More words with 平 or 日

- [次日 cìrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ciri)
- [当日 dāngrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangri)
- [公平 gōngpíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongping)
- [工作日 gōngzuòrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongzuori)
- [和平 hépíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heping)
- [假日 jiàrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiari)
- [节假日 jiéjiàrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiejiari)
- [节日 jiérì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieri)
- [近日 jìnrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinri)
- [末日 mòrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mori)

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