⇒ 但凡星期天,她都去游泳。 Dànfán xīngqītiān, tā dōu qù yóuyǒng. → She goes swimming every Sunday. ⇒ 但凡中国人,都知道孔子。 Dànfán Zhōngguórén, dōu zhīdào Kǒngzǐ. → All Chinese people know about Confucius.
凡人
( 平常人 ) ordinary person ( pl people )
凡是
⇒ 凡是去过大连的人都说那儿好。 Fánshì qùguo Dàlián de rén dōu shuō nàr hǎo. → Everyone who's been to Dalian says it's lovely. ⇒ 凡是没洗干净的杯子都要放这儿。 Fánshì méi xǐ gānjìng de bēizi dōu yào fàng zhèr. → Any glasses that have not been washed properly should be put here.
大凡
generally speaking
平凡
uneventful
非凡
outstanding
不同凡响
outstanding
English translation of '凡'
凡
(fán)
名
(= 人世间) mortal world
(= 大概) approximation
形
ordinary
副
(= 凡是)
⇒ 凡年满16周岁的, 可申办身份证。 (Fán nián mǎn shíliù zhōusuì de, kě shēnbàn shēnfènzhèng.) All those who have reached the age of 16 can apply for an ID card.
⇒ 凡坏人没有好下场。 (Fán huàirén méiyǒu hǎo xiàchǎng.) Bad people always come to a sticky end.
(= 总共) in all
⇒ 全书凡6卷。 (Quánshū fán liù juàn.) The set contains six volumes in all.