Usages of yìbān
中午 我 一般 在 公司 吃 午饭。zhōngwǔ wǒ yìbān zài gōngsī chī wǔfàn.
At noon I usually eat lunch at the company.
她 一般 周末 不 上班， 会 跟 家人 吃 午饭。tā yìbān zhōumò bú shàngbān, huì gēn jiārén chī wǔfàn.
She usually doesn't work on weekends and will have lunch with her family.
我们 一般 晚上 在 家 看 电影。wǒmen yìbān wǎnshang zài jiā kàn diànyǐng.
We usually watch movies at home in the evening.
我 一般 下班 以后 走 回 家。wǒ yìbān xiàbān yǐhòu zǒu huí jiā.
I usually walk home after work.
他 上班 的 时候 一般 穿 黑色 裤子 和 白色 衣服。tā shàngbān de shíhou yìbān chuān hēisè kùzi hé báisè yīfu.
When he goes to work he usually wears black pants and a white top.
中午 我 一般 在 学校 食堂 吃 午饭。zhōngwǔ wǒ yìbān zài xuéxiào shítáng chī wǔfàn.
At noon I usually eat lunch in the school cafeteria.
这 家 食堂 虽然 不 大， 但是 菜 很 多， 也 不 贵， 一般 只 要 二十 块。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 买 鞋子 的 时候， 一般 先 看 价格， 再 看 质量。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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