凡夫
fán fū
Pinyin

Definition

凡夫
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fán fū
  1. common person
  2. ordinary guy
  3. mortal man

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

丈夫
zhàng fu
  1. 1 husband
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
凡
fán
  1. 1 ordinary
  2. 2 commonplace
  3. 3 mundane
  4. 4 temporal
  5. 5 of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels)
  6. 6 every
  7. 7 all
  8. 8 whatever
  9. 9 altogether
  10. 10 gist
  11. 11 outline
  12. 12 note of Chinese musical scale
功夫
gōng fu
  1. 1 skill
  2. 2 art
  3. 3 kung fu
  4. 4 labor
  5. 5 effort
夫人
fū ren
  1. 1 lady
  2. 2 madam
  3. 3 Mrs.
  4. 4 CL:位[wèi]
夫妻
fū qī
  1. 1 husband and wife
  2. 2 married couple
夫妇
fū fù
  1. 1 a (married) couple
  2. 2 husband and wife
  3. 3 CL:對|对[duì]
屠夫
tú fū
  1. 1 butcher
  2. 2 fig. murderous dictator
平凡
píng fán
  1. 1 commonplace
  2. 2 ordinary
  3. 3 mediocre
下凡
xià fán
  1. 1 to descend to the world (of immortals)
不凡
bù fán
  1. 1 out of the ordinary
  2. 2 out of the common run
但凡
dàn fán
  1. 1 every single
  2. 2 as long as
凡事
fán shì
  1. 1 everything
凡人
fán rén
  1. 1 ordinary person
  2. 2 mortal
  3. 3 earthling
凡尘
fán chén
  1. 1 mundane world (in religious context)
  2. 2 this mortal coil
凡是
fán shì
  1. 1 each and every
  2. 2 every
  3. 3 all
  4. 4 any
凡间
fán jiān
  1. 1 the secular world
前夫
qián fū
  1. 1 former husband
大丈夫
dà zhàng fu
  1. 1 a manly man
  2. 2 a man of character
大夫
dà fū
  1. 1 senior official (in imperial China)
夫
fū
  1. 1 husband
  2. 2 man
  3. 3 manual worker
  4. 4 conscripted laborer (old)

Idioms (12)

一夫当关，万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
  1. 1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
不同凡响
bù tóng fán xiǎng
  1. 1 lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding
  2. 2 brilliant
  3. 3 out of the common run
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
  1. 1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
  2. 2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
  3. 3 to study diligently
国家兴亡，匹夫有责
guó jiā xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
  1. 1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
天下兴亡，匹夫有责
tiān xià xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
  1. 1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
夫妻反目
fū qī fǎn mù
  1. 1 man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife
民贼独夫
mín zéi dú fū
  1. 1 tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
无毒不丈夫
wú dú bù zhàng fu
  1. 1 no poison, no great man (idiom); A great man has to be ruthless.
独夫民贼
dú fū mín zéi
  1. 1 tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
相夫教子
xiàng fū jiào zǐ
  1. 1 to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom)
  2. 2 the traditional roles of a good wife
肉眼凡胎
ròu yǎn fán tāi
  1. 1 ignoramus (idiom)
赔了夫人又折兵
péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng
  1. 1 having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)
  2. 2 to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy

Sample Sentences

看来挫折让人成熟，这话相当有道理，可以让一介凡夫俗子，瞬间变成哲学家。所以你的领悟是什么？
kànlai cuòzhé ràngrén chéngshú ，zhè huà xiāngdāng yǒudàolǐ ，kěyǐ ràng yī jiè fánfūsúzǐ ，shùnjiān biànchéng zhéxué jiā 。suǒyǐ nǐ de lǐngwù shì shénme ？
It seems like hardships make one more mature. What you said makes sense, and can turn an ordinary guy into a philosopher in an instant. So what was your revelation?
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我好吗？我也就是一个凡夫俗子，一个出轨男人。有时候我也挺恨自己的。
wǒ hǎo ma ？wǒ yě jiù shì yī ge fánfūsúzǐ ，yī ge chūguǐ nánrén 。yǒushíhou wǒ yě tǐng hèn zìjǐ de 。
Am I so good? I'm just a regular guy. A man who's gone too far. Sometimes I really hate myself.
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