🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

普通人

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pǔtōng rén

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Average Person/ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ ˈpɜːr.sən/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"普通人每天花很多时间在社交媒体上。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A typical or normal individual, often used to represent the general population.

    "The average person spends a significant amount of time on social media each day."
  2. 2

    An individual whose characteristics or behaviors are representative of a larger group.

    "In surveys, the average person is often used as a benchmark for understanding societal trends."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'average' originates from the Middle English 'averag', derived from the Old French 'averagier', which means to assess or estimate. 'Person' comes from the Latin 'persona', meaning a character or role in a play, evolving to denote an individual human being.

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