an average person without special status, wealth, or fame; the man in the street

The official standard language of China (Putonghua), based on the Beijing dialect.

commonplace, unexceptional, or average in quality or nature

a train service that stops at most or all stations along its route

(bird species of China) common gull (Larus canus)

(bird species of China) common loon (Gavia immer)

(bird species of China) common tern (Sterna hirundo)

oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)

(bird species of China) common merganser (Mergus merganser)

(bird species of China) brown-cheeked rail (Rallus indicus)

(bird species of China) common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

The general public or ordinary citizens, as distinguished from the elite, officials, or those with special status.

hornblende (a rock-forming mineral and type of amphibole)

An official test of spoken fluency in Standard Chinese for native speakers of Chinese languages, developed in the PRC in 1994.

alder tree (Alnus glutinosa)

National College Entrance Examination; the standardized academic examination held annually in mainland China for admission to higher education institutions.

(bird species of China) Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)

(bird species of China) great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

(bird species of China) eastern buzzard (Buteo japonicus)

general middle school education

common hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius)

(coll.) bad or awkward Mandarin (spoken with heavy accent, incorrect tones or other non-standard features)

general middle school

common noun (grammar)

(bird species of China) grey nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka)

(bird species of China) common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)

(bird species of China) common swift (Apus apus)

ordinary people or the masses