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Learn Hardcore Chinese: yībān - usually

Hardcore Chinese
/Lesson 7
/yībān

yībān

Word

一般yībān

Meaning

usually

Part of speech

adverb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Chinese

Lesson

Usages of yībān

中午zhōngwǔ　我wǒ　一般yìbān　在zài　公司gōngsī　吃chī　午饭wǔfàn。zhōngwǔ wǒ yìbān zài gōngsī chī wǔfàn.

At noon I usually eat lunch at the company.

我们wǒmen　一般yìbān　晚上wǎnshang　在zài　家jiā　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。wǒmen yìbān wǎnshang zài jiā kàn diànyǐng.

We usually watch movies at home in the evening.

中午zhōngwǔ　我wǒ　一般yìbān　在zài　学校xuéxiào　食堂shítáng　吃chī　午饭wǔfàn。zhōngwǔ wǒ yìbān zài xuéxiào shítáng chī wǔfàn.

At noon I usually eat lunch in the school cafeteria.

这Zhè　家jiā　食堂shítáng　虽然suīrán　不bú　大dà，　但是dànshì　菜cài　很hěn　多duō，　也yě　不bú　贵guì，　一般yìbān　只zhǐ　要yào　二十èrshí　块kuài。Zhè jiā shítáng suīrán bú dà, dànshì cài hěn duō, yě bú guì, yìbān zhǐ yào èrshí kuài.

Although this cafeteria isn’t big, it has a lot of dishes and isn’t expensive; usually it only costs twenty yuan.

她Tā　买mǎi　鞋子xiézi　的de　时候shíhou，　一般yìbān　先xiān　看kàn　价格jiàgé，　再zài　看kàn　质量zhìliàng。Tā mǎi xiézi de shíhou, yìbān xiān kàn jiàgé, zài kàn zhìliàng.

When she buys shoes, she usually looks at the price first and then the quality.

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