thế thường
Definition
- Noun:
- The common way / the usual manner: Refers to the ordinary, customary, or conventional practices and sentiments of society or people in general.
- Worldly norms / common human nature: Describes typical human behavior, attitudes, or feelings as commonly observed in everyday life.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Đó là chuyện thế thường, không có gì lạ. (That is a common occurrence, nothing strange.)
- Anh ấy chỉ hành xử theo thế thường mà thôi. (He is just behaving according to common custom.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to express resignation or acceptance of a typical, sometimes disappointing, societal norm.
- Thế thường là vậy, người ta hay quên ơn nhau. (Such is the common way; people often forget favors done for them.)
Variants and Related Words
Lẽ thường (n): common sense, ordinary reason.
- Theo lẽ thường, việc đó không nên làm. (According to common sense, that should not be done.)
Thói thường (n): common habit, usual practice.
- Thói thường của con người là sợ thay đổi. (A common human habit is to fear change.)
Synonyms
- Norm: a standard or pattern of social behavior.
- Convention: a way in which something is usually done.
- Common practice: a usual or habitual action.
Related Idioms
- Thế thường tình: common human feelings; the ordinary way of feeling.
- Ghen tuông là thế thường tình. (Jealousy is a common human feeling.)