to be accustomed to; to be a common sight
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesidiom
to be a common sight; to be accustomed to; to find nothing strange in something
neutralOften used as a predicate. Originates from a Tang dynasty story where Minister Sikong Li Shen hosted Liu Yuxi; Liu, moved by a courtesan's song, wrote a poem saying what was common for the minister (Sikong) was heartbreaking for him (the provincial governor).
Zài在
fán繁
huá华
de的
dū都
shì市
lǐ里
，
gāo高
lóu楼
dà大
shà厦
yǐ已
shì是
sī司
kōng空
jiàn见
guàn惯
。
In bustling cities, skyscrapers are already a common sight.
Duì对
tā他
lái来
shuō说
，
áo熬
yè夜
gōng工
zuò作
zǎo早
yǐ已
sī司
kōng空
jiàn见
guàn惯
。
For him, working late into the night has long been commonplace.
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Rú如
jīn今
shǒu手
jī机
zhī支
fù付
zài在
Zhōng中
guó国
yǐ已
sī司
kōng空
jiàn见
guàn惯
。
Nowadays, mobile payments are commonplace in China.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
chéng程
dù度
de的
jiāo交
tōng通
dǔ堵
sè塞
，
běn本
dì地
rén人
zǎo早
jiù就
sī司
kōng空
jiàn见
guàn惯
le了
。
Local people have long been accustomed to this level of traffic congestion.
Yuán员
gōng工
lí离
zhí职
zài在
zhè这
ge个
háng行
yè业
shì是
sī司
kōng空
jiàn见
guàn惯
de的
shì事
。
Employee turnover is a common occurrence in this industry.