凡俗
fán sú
Pinyin

Definition

凡俗
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fán sú
  1. lay (as opposed to clergy)
  2. ordinary
  3. commonplace

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

凡
fán
  1. 1 ordinary
  2. 2 commonplace
  3. 3 mundane
  4. 4 temporal
  5. 5 of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels)
  6. 6 every
  7. 7 all
  8. 8 whatever
  9. 9 altogether
  10. 10 gist
  11. 11 outline
  12. 12 note of Chinese musical scale
平凡
píng fán
  1. 1 commonplace
  2. 2 ordinary
  3. 3 mediocre
下凡
xià fán
  1. 1 to descend to the world (of immortals)
不凡
bù fán
  1. 1 out of the ordinary
  2. 2 out of the common run
世俗
shì sú
  1. 1 profane
  2. 2 secular
  3. 3 worldly
但凡
dàn fán
  1. 1 every single
  2. 2 as long as
低俗
dī sú
  1. 1 vulgar
  2. 2 poor taste
俗
sú
  1. 1 custom
  2. 2 convention
  3. 3 popular
  4. 4 common
  5. 5 coarse
  6. 6 vulgar
  7. 7 secular
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
俗话
sú huà
  1. 1 common saying
  2. 2 proverb
俗语
sú yǔ
  1. 1 common saying
  2. 2 proverb
  3. 3 colloquial speech
凡事
fán shì
  1. 1 everything
凡人
fán rén
  1. 1 ordinary person
  2. 2 mortal
  3. 3 earthling
凡尘
fán chén
  1. 1 mundane world (in religious context)
  2. 2 this mortal coil
凡是
fán shì
  1. 1 each and every
  2. 2 every
  3. 3 all
  4. 4 any
凡间
fán jiān
  1. 1 the secular world
庸俗
yōng sú
  1. 1 vulgar
  2. 2 tacky
  3. 3 tawdry

Idioms (14)

不同凡响
bù tóng fán xiǎng
  1. 1 lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding
  2. 2 brilliant
  3. 3 out of the common run
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
肉眼凡胎
ròu yǎn fán tāi
  1. 1 ignoramus (idiom)
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)

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