一般般

Chinese

 
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
sort; kind; class; way; manner
 
sort; kind; class; way; manner
simp. and trad.
(一般般)

Etymology

ABB-type reduplication of 一般 (yībān, “average”).

Pronunciation


Adjective

一般般

  1. just so-so; average; not so much
    怎麼樣一般般 [MSC, trad.]
    怎么样一般般 [MSC, simp.]
    Jiǎ: kǎo dé zěnmeyàng? Yǐ: hái hǎo la, yībānbān. [Pinyin]
    A: How was your exam result? B: It was OK, just average.

Synonyms

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