Difference between revisions of "Comparing "pubian" and "putong""

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普遍 and 普通 are similar in the fact that both are adjectives and used in informal or formal settings. Yet, beyond this because they have a significantly different meaning (普遍 means “universal”，“general”， or “common”, versus 普通 which means “ordinary” or “average”) and as such used in different contexts to convey different meanings.

	普遍 (pǔbiàn)	普通 (pǔtōng)
Meaning	universal, general, common	ordinary, average
Part of Speech	adjective	adjective
Formality	flexible	flexible

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 普遍 and 普通 are similar in the fact that both are adjectives and used in informal or formal settings. Yet, beyond this because they have a significantly different meaning (普遍 means “universal”，“general”， or “common”, versus 普通 which means “ordinary” or “average”) and as such used in different contexts to convey different meanings.
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