English–Chinese
“ordinary person” in Chinese
How to say “ordinary person” in Chinese
“Ordinary person” in Chinese is 常人 (cháng rén).
It frames a person as one of many who live by ordinary human standards, not as a notable authority, genius, or special being.
Example sentences with 常人
他的成就常人难以想象。tā de chéng jiù cháng rén nán yí xiǎng xiàng
His achievements are hard for ordinary people to imagine.
Tips for using 常人
- When a speaker calls themselves 常人 (chángrén, "ordinary person"), the statement can be modest or matter-of-fact and does not by itself judge the person's worth.
Other Chinese words for “ordinary person”
他只是个平民，不是名人。tā zhǐ shì gè píng mín bú shì míng rén
He is just an ordinary person, not a celebrity.
她只是一个普通人，也有自己的梦想。tā zhǐ shì yí gè pǔ tōng rén yě yǒu zì jǐ de mèng xiǎng
She is just an ordinary person, and she has dreams of her own.