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正常zhèng chángnormal; regular

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正常 (zhèng cháng) means "normal" or "regular." 你的身体正常吗 asks whether your health is normal. 我的身体很正常 says my health is normal. 太累很正常 says being very tired is normal. 这样很正常 says it is normal this way. Each of these examples uses that same meaning.

What does 正常 mean?

  1. 1.

    normal; regularadjective

What do the characters in 正常 mean?

  • 正proper
  • 常common

How do you use 正常?

正常 can follow 很, as in 很正常, and it can describe 身体.

Patterns

  • 身体 + 正常

    你的身体正常吗?

    Nǐ de shēntǐ zhèngcháng ma?

    Is your health normal?

  • 很 + 正常

    太累很正常。

    Tài lèi hěn zhèngcháng.

    Being very tired is normal.

  • 这样 + 很 + 正常

    这样很正常。

    Zhèyàng hěn zhèngcháng.

    It is normal this way.

What are some examples of 正常 in a sentence?

  1. 你的身体正常吗?

    Nǐ de shēntǐ zhèngcháng ma?

    Is your health normal?

  2. 我的身体很正常。

    Wǒ de shēntǐ hěn zhèngcháng.

    My health is normal.

  3. 太累很正常。

    Tài lèi hěn zhèngcháng.

    Being very tired is normal.

  4. 这样很正常。

    Zhèyàng hěn zhèngcháng.

    It is normal this way.

How is 正常 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    我今天不太舒服。

    Wǒ jīntiān bú tài shūfu.

    I don't feel very well today.

  2. Speaker B:

    你的身体正常吗?

    Nǐ de shēntǐ zhèngcháng ma?

    Is your health normal?

  3. Speaker A:

    身体正常,就是太累了。

    Shēntǐ zhèngcháng, jiùshì tài lèi le.

    My health is normal. I am just too tired.

  4. Speaker B:

    太累很正常。你今天早睡吧。

    Tài lèi hěn zhèngcháng. Nǐ jīntiān zǎo shuì ba.

    Being this tired is normal. Sleep early today.

Can you use 正常 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 你的身体___吗? (Is your health normal?)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "Being very tired is normal"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 这样很___。(It is normal this way.)

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.