凡
ordinary; mortal world; all; total; musical note
Meanings
7 senses · 35 examplesadjective
ordinary; common; mediocre
Describes something that is not special or outstanding.
This is an ordinary but warm movie.
He never wants to settle for an ordinary life.
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People who think they are extraordinary often tend to be arrogant.
This job is ordinary but very meaningful.
Ordinary posts can also produce extraordinary results.
noun
mortal world; secular world
literaryUsed in religious, mythological or literary contexts to refer to the human world.
Immortals often descend to the mortal world to experience life.
Sifan refers to immortals longing for life in the mortal world.
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Descending to the mortal world is a common plot in mythological stories.
The fairy in his writing grew tired of life in the heavenly palace and decided to descend to the mortal world.
The earthly worldly warmth made him feel warm.
proper noun
surname Fan
Used as a family name in China.
Mr. Fan is a new colleague in our company.
I know a painter with the surname Fan.
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Professor Fan teaches at Peking University.
The Fan family's genealogy has been passed down for more than ten generations.
Teacher Fan's classes are very popular.
adverb
all; every; any
Used to indicate that the following statement applies to all members of a certain category.
All citizens over the age of 18 have the right to vote and stand for election.
Anyone who violates the rules will be punished.
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Everyone firmly believes everything he says.
Everyone who passes by this shop will be attracted by the fragrance.
All students who study seriously can get good grades.
verb
total; amount to
literaryUsed in literary or formal written contexts to indicate a total number or quantity.
Bu zhi fan ji means that one does not know the total number.
The entire book has a total of twenty volumes and is very rich in content.
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The total number of participants in this event reached more than 500 people.
This project took a total of three years to complete.
This museum has a total collection of tens of thousands of ancient cultural relics.
noun
general; outline; main points
literaryUsed in formal written contexts to refer to the general outline or main content of something.
Generally speaking, this kind of situation requires advance preparation.
Fa fan ju li refers to explaining the overall structure of a book and giving examples.
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The general outline section of this article has clearly explained the writing ideas.
Generally speaking, successful people have paid efforts that ordinary people cannot imagine.
The general outline section of this textbook introduces the basic requirements of the course.
noun
musical note (equivalent to simplified music notation 4)
technicalUsed in traditional Chinese musical notation, corresponding to the 4th degree in the pentatonic scale, matching the simplified music notation '4'.
In the gongchi musical notation system, 'fan' corresponds to simplified notation 4.
This folk music uses multiple gongchi notation notes including fan, liu and wu.
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Students studying folk music need to master the 'fan' note in gongchi notation.
The handling of the 'fan' note in this melody is very clever.
The 'fan' note often appears in the singing of traditional Chinese operas.