yì bān bān

so-so / just okay / nothing special

一般般

tip A casual answer when something is neither great nor terrible. 味道怎么样？一般般。 (wèidào zěnmeyàng? yìbānbān.) = “How does it taste? So-so.” The repeated 般 makes it sound conversational; 一 is pronounced yì here.

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