🇬🇧🇨🇳 typical - 典型的 : English Lesson

Meaning of "typical" ("典型的"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

“Typical” means what you would normally expect from something or someone. If a dog is typical, it might like bones and chasing balls, because that’s what dogs usually do. If a rainy day is typical for spring where you live, that means rain happens a lot in spring there. We use “typical” when something has the common, usual, or expected qualities of that group, not something rare or surprising.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My typical bedtime routine is brushing my teeth, then remembering twelve extremely important things I must do right now.

On a typical school day, my brain wakes up exactly five minutes before the final bell rings.

It’s typical for my sister to borrow my stuff and then say, “What? I thought it was community property.”

In our class, it’s typical for someone to answer, “I don’t know,” before the teacher even finishes the question.

It’s typical for my dad to say, “We’re leaving now,” and then talk at the door for another fifteen minutes.

It is a typical cold day. A boy in wet coat finds a small dog at his door. The dog shakes and drops water. Typical! Typical! This is a typical dog thing. The boy lifts the dog, gives a warm cup, and dries it with a towel. It is a typical day: both smile and go inside.

This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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