píngshí

Usages of píngshí

 平时píngshí zài 学校xuéxiào  常常chángcháng 觉得juéde hěn lèiTā píngshí zài xuéxiào yě chángcháng juéde hěn lèi.
She usually also often feels very tired at school.
平时Píngshí 我们wǒmen 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu 总是zǒngshì xiān 回家huíjiā, 然后ránhòu zài  超市chāoshìPíngshí wǒmen xiàbān yǐhòu zǒngshì xiān huíjiā, ránhòu zài qù chāoshì.
Normally, after work we always go home first and then go to the supermarket.
 平时píngshí hěn 关心guānxīn 别人biéren, 声音shēngyīn  总是zǒngshì  Tā píngshí hěn guānxīn biéren, shēngyīn yě zǒngshì bù dà.
He usually really cares about other people, and his voice is also always not loud.
 平时píngshí 很少hěnshǎo  公园gōngyuánwǒ píngshí hěnshǎo qù gōngyuán.
I rarely go to the park.
 mǎi le shuāng xīn 运动鞋yùndòngxié, shuō zài 公园gōngyuán 跑步pǎobù de 时候shíhou  穿chuān 平时píngshí de 鞋子xiézi 舒服shūfu duōtā mǎi le yìshuāng xīn yùndòngxié, shuō zài gōngyuán pǎobù de shíhou bǐ chuān píngshí de xiézi shūfu duō.
She bought a pair of new sneakers, saying that running in the park in them is much more comfortable than wearing her usual shoes.

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