ping4 jat6平日
Jyutpingping4 jat6
Yalepìhng yaht
Definition
An ordinary day, typical day, or weekdays.
- an ordinary, typical, or routine day
- weekdays; Monday through Friday
colloquialtimedaily actions
How it's used
Refers specifically to the routine nature of a day rather than the calendar date itself. It functions as a time adverbial to describe habits or recurring patterns in daily life. Unlike the more common 平時, which can also describe a state of being or a general tendency, 平日 leans more heavily into the temporal aspect of a standard workday or routine day.
Examples
I rarely go out to eat on ordinary days.
Are you very busy when you go to work on a typical day?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 平時. While they are interchangeable in many contexts, 平時 is much more versatile and can describe a general state or habit that is not strictly limited to a day, whereas 平日 is strictly tied to the concept of a day.
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