| 普通 | pǔ tōng | common; ordinary; general; average | |
| 普遍HSK 4 | pǔ biàn | universal; general; widespread; common | |
| 普及HSK 6 | pǔ jí | to spread extensively; to generalize; widespread; popular; universal; ubiquitous; pervasive | |
| 科普 | kē pǔ | popular science; popularization of science; abbr. of 科学普及 | |
| 普查 | pǔ chá | census; general survey; general investigation; reconnaissance survey |
| 1 | His ideas are very ordinary. | |
| 2 | Contradiction is universal. | |
| 3 | This is an ordinary dog. | |
| 4 | He is an ordinary teacher. | |
| 5 | He speaks fluent Mandarin. |