Usage note
正常表示没有问题、符合平常情况。
zhèng cháng biǎo shì méi yǒu wèn tí 、 fú hé píng cháng qíng kuàng。
Normal means no problem and in the usual state.
Context note
正常常用于状态、工作和检查。
zhèng cháng cháng yòng yú zhuàng tài 、 gōng zuò hé jiǎn chá。
Normal is often used with state, work, and checking.
5 examples
一切正常。
yí qiè zhèng cháng。
Everything is normal.
他的情况正常。
tā de qíng kuàng zhèng cháng。
His condition is normal.
电脑正常运行。
diàn nǎo zhèng cháng yùn xíng。
The computer is running normally.
这样做很正常。
zhè yàng zuò hěn zhèng cháng。
Doing this is normal.
检查后没有问题，正常。
jiǎn chá hòu méi yǒu wèn tí， zhèng cháng。
After checking, there was no problem; it is normal.
5 mini stories
医生说他的身体正常。
yī shēng shuō tā de shēn tǐ zhèng cháng。
The doctor said his body was normal.
今天上课一切正常。
jīn tiān shàng kè yí qiè zhèng cháng。
Class today was all normal.
机器正常工作。
jī qì zhèng cháng gōng zuò。
The machine works normally.
天气恢复正常了。
tiān qì huī fù zhèng cháng le。
The weather returned to normal.
不要紧张，这是正常的。
bú yào jǐn zhāng， zhè shì zhèng cháng de。
Do not be nervous; this is normal.
Mini dialogue
正常体温
A
我的体温正常吗？
Wǒ de tǐwēn zhèngcháng ma?
Is my body temperature normal?
B
正常，不用担心。
Zhèngcháng, bùyòng dānxīn.
It's normal, don't worry.
正常上课
A
明天正常上课吗？
Míngtiān zhèngcháng shàngkè ma?
Will classes be held as normal tomorrow?
B
是的，一切正常。
Shì de, yīqiè zhèngcháng.
Yes, everything is normal.
Related words and contrasts
similar
普通
pǔtōng
ordinary; common
正常 means 'normal' (as expected), while 普通 means 'ordinary' (not special).
opposite
奇怪
qíguài
strange; weird
正常 is normal, and 奇怪 is its opposite, meaning strange.