Usage note
普遍表示很多地方或很多人都这样。
pǔ biàn biǎo shì hěn duō dì fāng huò hěn duō rén dōu zhè yàng。
Common/universal means many places or many people are like this.
Context note
普遍常出现在统计、现象和评价里。
pǔ biàn cháng chū xiàn zài tǒng jì 、 xiàn xiàng hé píng jià lǐ。
Common/universal often appears in statistics, phenomena, and evaluation.
5 examples
这种情况很普遍。
zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng hěn pǔ biàn。
This situation is very common.
普遍都知道。
pǔ biàn dōu zhī dào。
It is generally known.
这个方法很普遍。
zhè ge fāng fǎ hěn pǔ biàn。
This method is very common.
普遍认为。
pǔ biàn rèn wéi。
It is generally believed.
这里的天气很普遍。
zhè lǐ de tiān qì hěn pǔ biàn。
The weather here is generally like this.
5 mini stories
这个词在学校里很普遍，大家都认识。
zhè ge cí zài xué xiào lǐ hěn pǔ biàn， dà jiā dōu rèn shi。
This word is very common at school, and everyone knows it.
普遍来说，认真学习会有进步。
pǔ biàn lái shuō， rèn zhēn xué xí huì yǒu jìn bù。
Generally speaking, serious study leads to progress.
这种颜色在春天很普遍。
zhè zhǒng yán sè zài chūn tiān hěn pǔ biàn。
This color is very common in spring.
老师说普遍的问题要一起想办法。
lǎo shī shuō pǔ biàn de wèn tí yào yì qǐ xiǎng bàn fǎ。
The teacher said common problems should be solved together.
普遍现象不一定说明每个人都一样。
pǔ biàn xiàn xiàng bù yí dìng shuō míng měi gè rén dōu yí yàng。
A common phenomenon does not mean everyone is the same.
Mini dialogue
常见现象
A
在中国，用筷子吃饭很普遍。
Zài Zhōngguó, yòng kuàizi chīfàn hěn pǔbiàn.
In China, eating with chopsticks is very common.
B
是的，很多家庭每天都用筷子。
Shì de, hěnduō jiātíng měitiān dōu yòng kuàizi.
Yes, many families use chopsticks every day.
普遍爱好
A
喜欢踢足球在孩子们中很普遍。
Xǐhuān tī zúqiú zài háizimen zhōng hěn pǔbiàn.
Liking to play soccer is very common among children.
B
对，我们班很多同学都喜欢。
Duì, wǒmen bān hěnduō tóngxué dōu xǐhuān.
Right, many classmates in our class like it.
Related words and contrasts
similar
常见
cháng jiàn
commonly seen
常见 means something you see often, very close to 普遍.
similar
广泛
guǎng fàn
widespread
广泛 emphasizes something spread over a large area.
opposite
罕见
hǎn jiàn
rare
罕见 means something is seldom seen, the opposite of 普遍.