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平淡无奇

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4-character word Traditional 平淡無奇

What 平淡无奇 means

1. ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about

The characters in 平淡无奇

• 平píngflat; level; smooth; to make even; to level; equal; on the same level
• 淡dàninsipid; diluted; weak
• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 奇qístrange; odd; weird

Example sentences

• 我觉得我的工作太平淡无奇了。
  Wǒ juéde wǒ de gōngzuò tàipíng dàn wú qí le.
  I guess my job is pretty undramatic.
• 玛丽是个平淡无奇的人，但是汤姆却认为她出类拔萃。
  Mǎlì shì gè píngdànwúqí de rén, dànshì Tāngmǔ què rènwéi tā chūlèibácuì.
  Mary is fairly plain, but Tom thinks she's the bee's knees.