普通 (pǔ tōng): meaning and stroke order

普通 in our stories

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• 最后，他们向当地的划船俱乐部借了八条普通的船，自己在船头装上了纸做的龙头。

  zuìhòu tāmen xiàng dāngdì de huáchuán jùlèbù jiè le bā tiáo pǔtōng de chuán zìjǐ zài chuántóu zhuāng shàng le zhǐ zuò de lóngtóu

  In the end they borrowed eight ordinary boats from a local rowing club and fixed paper dragon heads to the bows themselves.

  From the story Dragon boats in Hamburg HSK 5

• 账本是清朝光绪年间的，纸已经发黄变脆，一碰就掉渣，上面记的都是普通的米店收支。

  zhàngběn shì Qīngcháo Guāngxù niánjiān de zhǐ yǐjīng fāhuáng biàn cuì yí pèng jiù diào zhā shàngmiàn jì de dōu shì pǔtōng de mǐ diàn shōuzhī

  The ledger dated from the Guangxu reign of the Qing dynasty. Its paper was yellow and brittle, crumbling at a touch, and it recorded only the ordinary income and spending of a rice shop.

  From the story Words written in rice water HSK 7–9 · Level 7

• “跳不过去的呢？”韩青问。“额头撞在石头上，留下一块伤疤，再回到河里，做一条普通的鱼。”

  tiào bú guòqu de ne Hán Qīng wèn étóu zhuàng zài shítou shàng liúxià yí kuài shāngbā zài huídào hé lǐ zuò yì tiáo pǔtōng de yú

  "And the ones that can't?" Han Qing asked. "They strike their foreheads on the rocks, carry away a scar, and go back into the river as ordinary fish."

  From the story The Dragon Gate and the ordinary fish HSK 7–9 · Level 9