mediocre; ordinary; middling
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
of average quality; neither good nor bad; mediocre
Often used to describe goods, products, or items that are of average quality. Can take the erhua suffix '-r' in spoken language (中略儿).
Zhè这
jiā家
diàn店
lǐ里
mài卖
de的
dōu都
shì是
zhōng中
lüè略
huò货
，
jià价
gé格
bù不
guì贵
dàn但
zhì质
liàng量
yě也
yī一
bān般
。
This shop only sells mediocre goods that are inexpensive but also of average quality.
Tā他
de的
xué学
xí习
chéng成
jì绩
zhōng中
lüè略
，
jì既
bù不
suàn算
yōu优
xiù秀
yě也
bù不
suàn算
chà差
。
His academic performance is middling—neither excellent nor poor.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhōng中
lüè略
r儿
de的
chǎn产
pǐn品
zuì最
shì适
hé合
pǔ普
tōng通
lǎo老
bǎi百
xìng姓
。
This kind of ordinary product is most suitable for ordinary people.