innumerable; dime a dozen; very common
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
too numerous to mention; dime a dozen; as common as dirt
Used to describe things that are extremely abundant or common, often implying they are not valuable or special. Can be used both literally (for physical objects) and figuratively (for people or abstract things).
Xiàng像
tā他
zhè这
yàng样
de的
rén人
cái才
，
zài在
zhè这
gè个
háng行
yè业
lǐ里
chē车
zài载
dǒu斗
liáng量
，
bìng并
bù不
xī稀
qí奇
。
Talented people like him are a dime a dozen in this industry; it's nothing unusual.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
bèi贝
ké壳
zài在
hǎi海
biān边
chē车
zài载
dǒu斗
liáng量
，
gēn根
běn本
bù不
zhí值
qián钱
。
These shells are as common as dirt along the seashore and not worth anything at all.
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Zhè这
lèi类
shì事
qíng情
zài在
wǒ我
men们
shēn身
biān边
chē车
zài载
dǒu斗
liáng量
，
dà大
jiā家
yǐ已
jīng经
xí习
yǐ以
wéi为
cháng常
le了
。
Things like this happen all the time around us; everyone is already used to it.