- 一般来说 yībānláishuō generally speakinggenerally speaking; in general; used to introduce a statement that is true in most cases
- 一般性 yībānxìng generalitygeneral nature; universality; common quality shared by various things or phenomena
- 一般而言 yībān'éryán generally speakingUsed to introduce a statement that is usually true or describes a common situation.
- 一般说来 yībānshuōlái generally speakinggenerally speaking; in general
- 一般来讲 yībānláijiǎng generally speakingUsed to introduce a statement that is true in most cases or as a general rule
- 一般见识 yībānjiànshi to lower oneself to the same levelto lower oneself to the same level as someone else; to share the same shallow level of knowledge or character as another person, used in the negative to show one is more reasonable or mature than an opponent
- 一般化 yībānhuà vague generalizationA broad or vague generalization that lacks specific detail or originality
- 一般无二 yībānwú'èr exactly alikeexactly the same; identical in every way
- 天下乌鸦一般黑 tiānxiàwūyāyībānhēi evil people are bad everywhereliterally "all crows under heaven are equally black"; used to mean that bad people or things of the same type are equally evil regardless of where they are
- 天下老鸹一般黑 tiānxiàlǎoguāyībānhēi crows are black the world overthe bad are the same everywhere; all evil people are equally bad regardless of where they are
- 一般原则 yībānyuánzé general principlea broad or fundamental rule that applies in most cases
- 背着抱着一般重 bēizhebàozheyībānzhòng one cannot avoid the burdenliterally whether one carries something on one's back or in one's arms, it is equally heavy; used to describe a situation where no matter how you handle it, the effort or difficulty remains the same
- 一般法 yībānfǎ general lawA law applicable to all citizens and general matters throughout a country; also known as [[普通法|普通法|pu3 tong1 fa3]]
- 一般人 yībānrén average personordinary people; the average person; people in general
- 一般般 yībānbān so-sojust ordinary; not particularly good; mediocre
- 一般规定 yībānguīdìng ordinary provisiona standard or general provision in a legal document or law
- 一般贸易 yībānmàoyì general tradeStandard import and export trade where goods are bought or sold without additional processing or manufacturing occurring under custom-bond