普遍 pǔbiàn▶ phổ biến, phổ quát

Stroke order

普遍 is written in 24 strokes across 2 characters.

• 普 — 12 strokes
• 遍 — 12 strokes

Senses

1. universal
2. general
3. widespread
4. common

Example sentences

• 这种现象很普遍。Zhè zhǒng xiànxiàng hěn pǔbiàn.This phenomenon is very widespread.
• 手机在年轻人中普遍使用。Shǒujī zài niánqīng rén zhōng pǔbiàn shǐyòng.Mobile phones are universally used among young people.

Related words

• 遍Lần
• 普通话Quan thoại
• 普及phổ biến; phổ quát
• 遍布Khắp nơi

普遍 is pronounced pǔbiàn and means “phổ biến, phổ quát”. It belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary, one of the six bands of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, China’s official Chinese proficiency exam. Recognising 普遍 on a page and producing it in conversation are different skills, and only the second holds up when someone is waiting for an answer — so LexiTrail brings it back just as your memory of it starts to fade, not on a fixed weekly rota.