俗语
sú yǔ
Pinyin

Definition

俗语
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sú yǔ
  1. common saying
  2. proverb
  3. colloquial speech

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

世俗
shì sú
  1. 1 profane
  2. 2 secular
  3. 3 worldly
俗
sú
  1. 1 custom
  2. 2 convention
  3. 3 popular
  4. 4 common
  5. 5 coarse
  6. 6 vulgar
  7. 7 secular
俗话
sú huà
  1. 1 common saying
  2. 2 proverb
民俗
mín sú
  1. 1 popular custom
习俗
xí sú
  1. 1 custom
  2. 2 tradition
  3. 3 local tradition
  4. 4 convention
风俗
fēng sú
  1. 1 social custom
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
低俗
dī sú
  1. 1 vulgar
  2. 2 poor taste
俗世
sú shì
  1. 1 the vulgar world (Buddhist concept)
  2. 2 secular world
俗事
sú shì
  1. 1 everyday routine
  2. 2 ordinary affairs
俗人
sú rén
  1. 1 common people
  2. 2 laity (i.e. not priests)
俗套
sú tào
  1. 1 conventional patterns
  2. 2 cliché
俗气
sú qì
  1. 1 tacky
  2. 2 inelegant
  3. 3 in poor taste
  4. 4 vulgar
  5. 5 banal
俗称
sú chēng
  1. 1 commonly referred to as
  2. 2 common term
俗语
sú yǔ
  1. 1 common saying
  2. 2 proverb
  3. 3 colloquial speech
媚俗
mèi sú
  1. 1 to cater to the public's taste
  2. 2 kitsch
  3. 3 commercial
庸俗
yōng sú
  1. 1 vulgar
  2. 2 tacky
  3. 3 tawdry
恶俗
è sú
  1. 1 bad habit
  2. 2 evil custom
  3. 3 vulgarity
愤世嫉俗
fèn shì jí sú
  1. 1 to be cynical
  2. 2 to be embittered
粗俗
cū sú
  1. 1 vulgar
脱俗
tuō sú
  1. 1 free from vulgarity
  2. 2 refined
  3. 3 outstanding

Idioms (12)

俗谚口碑
sú yàn kǒu bēi
  1. 1 common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs
俗随时变
sú suí shí biàn
  1. 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
  2. 2 O Tempora, O Mores!
伤风败俗
shāng fēng bài sú
  1. 1 offending public morals (idiom)
入境问俗
rù jìng wèn sú
  1. 1 When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
  2. 2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
入境随俗
rù jìng suí sú
  1. 1 When you enter a country, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
  2. 2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
入乡随俗
rù xiāng suí sú
  1. 1 When you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
  2. 2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
未能免俗
wèi néng miǎn sú
  1. 1 unable to break the custom (idiom)
  2. 2 bound by conventions
沾染世俗
zhān rǎn shì sú
  1. 1 to be corrupted by the ways of the world (idiom)
约定俗成
yuē dìng sú chéng
  1. 1 established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement
  2. 2 customary convention
违时绝俗
wéi shí jué sú
  1. 1 to defy the times and reject custom (idiom); in breach of current conventions
避世绝俗
bì shì jué sú
  1. 1 to withdraw from society and live like a hermit (idiom)
雅俗共赏
yǎ sú gòng shǎng
  1. 1 can be enjoyed by scholars and lay-people alike (idiom)

Sample Sentences

俗语
súyǔ
folk saying
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看，一开口就是中国式的谦虚。下面我要考考你，问你几个中国的俗语。
kàn ，yī kāikǒu jiùshì Zhōngguóshì de qiānxū 。xiàmian wǒ yào kǎo kao nǐ ，wèn nǐ jǐ ge Zhōngguó de súyǔ 。
See, as soon as he opens his mouth, out comes Chinese modesty. Next up, we're going to put you to the test - ask you a few questions about Chinese sayings.
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我最头疼的就是俗语成语了。
wǒ zuì tóuténg de jiùshì súyǔ chéngyǔ le 。
Sayings and idioms give me the worst headache of all.
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俗语的说法也是固定的，不过可以有一些变通。成语和俗语都是经过很长时间才传下来的，得一个一个学，慢慢积累。
súyǔ de shuōfa yě shì gùdìng de ，bùguò kěyǐ yǒu yīxiē biàntōng 。chéngyǔ hé súyǔ dōu shì jīngguò hěncháng shíjiān cái chuán xiàlái de ，děi yīgeyīge xué ，mànmàn jīlěi 。
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哦。我听说成语都是固定的，不能随便改。俗语能改吗？
ò 。wǒ tīngshuō chéngyǔ dōu shì gùdìng de ，bùnéng suíbiàn gǎi 。súyǔ néng gǎi ma ？
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其实你不用管它是成语还是俗语，会用就行了。有的成语就是从俗语来的。还有人说简单的成语应该算俗语。
qíshí nǐ bùyòng guǎn tā shì chéngyǔ hái shì súyǔ ，huì yòng jiù xíngle 。yǒude chéngyǔ jiùshì cóng súyǔ lái de 。hái yǒurén shuō jiǎndān de chéngyǔ yīnggāi suàn súyǔ 。
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那四个字的成语和四个字的俗语怎么区别啊？
nà sì ge zì de chéngyǔ hé sì ge zì de súyǔ zěnme qūbié a ？
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俗语长短不一定，有三四个字的，也有七八个字的。
súyǔ chángduǎn bù yīdìng ，yǒu sānsì ge zì de ，yě yǒu qī bā ge zì de 。
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啊，原来成语对你们来说也不容易。成语一般都是四个字，那俗语呢？
ǎ ，yuánlái chéngyǔ duì nǐ men láishuō yě bù róngyì 。chéngyǔ yībān dōu shì sì ge zì ，nà súyǔ ne ？
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那俗语是口语，成语是书面语吗？
nà súyǔ shì kǒuyǔ ，chéngyǔ shì shūmiànyǔ ma ？
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