ping4 si4平時平时

Jyutpingping4 si4

Yalepìhng sìh

名詞Very common

Definition

Normal times; usually; ordinarily; under normal circumstances or on a typical day.

colloquialtimedaily actions

How it's used

Focus on the contrast between a routine state and a specific, current situation. It is frequently paired with the particle 噉 to describe doing something in the accustomed manner. Unlike the English word usually, it functions as a noun referring to the state of normalcy, which is why it often appears at the very beginning of a sentence to set the temporal context.

Examples

keoi5佢ping4平si4時hou2好siu2少ceot1出gaai1街㗎。

He rarely goes out under normal circumstances.

nei5你ping4平si4時gei2幾dim2點sik6食faan6飯aa4呀？

What time do you usually eat?

Common phrases

ping4平si4時gam2噉

like usual

ping4平si4時ge3嘅

normal

Common mistake

Avoid using it as a direct translation for the English adjective usual. While it works as an adverb for frequency, it cannot modify a noun directly like in the phrase usual suspect; for that, you would need to use 平常 or 慣常 instead.