平时 / 平時
píng shí
Meaning
- ordinarily
- in normal times
- in peacetime
Example sentences
今天比平时还忙。
今天比平時還忙。
jīn tiān bǐ píng shí hái máng。
Today was busier than usual.
我在周末起床比平时晚。
我在週末起牀比平時晚。
wǒ zài zhōu mò qǐ chuáng bǐ píng shí wǎn。
I wake up later on weekends than usual.
老师说，平时扎实的积累比临时抱佛脚更有助于会考表现。
老師說，平時紮實的積累比臨時抱佛腳更有助於會考表現。
lǎo shī shuō， píng shí zhā shí de jī lěi bǐ lín shí bào fó jiǎo gèng yǒu zhù yú huì kǎo biǎo xiàn。
The teacher said that solid accumulation of knowledge over time is more helpful for exam performance than last-minute cramming.