tầm thường
Pronunciation
Northern
/tə̤m˨˩ tʰɨə̤ŋ˨˩/
Central
/təm˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˧˧/
Southern
/təm˨˩ tʰɨəŋ˨˩/
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commonplace
Adjective
commonplace
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
commonplace Descriptive Properties, States & Register Forms
Problems, Opinions & Evaluation
Being ordinary without any special qualities, often used in a belittling way.
vi Đừng để bản thân trở nên tầm thường.
en Don't let yourself become commonplace.
Parts
tầm / thường / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 尋常 …
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Parts
tầm / thường / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 尋常 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 尋常
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
尋常
Candidates by syllable
tầm
尋（樳 / 潯）
thường
常
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
vĩ đại / phi thường / xuất chúng / tầm …
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Similar
vĩ đại / phi thường / xuất chúng / tầm …
Use
sưu tầm / nón ba tầm / tầm soát / tầm mắt …
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Use
sưu tầm / nón ba tầm / tầm soát / tầm mắt …