庸俗
yōng sú
Pinyin

Definition

庸俗
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yōng sú
  1. vulgar
  2. tacky
  3. tawdry

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
平庸
píng yōng
  1. 1 mediocre
  2. 2 indifferent
  3. 3 commonplace
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]
中庸
Zhōng yōng
  1. 1 the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Sì shū]
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
庸人
yōng rén
  1. 1 mediocre person
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

Idioms (15)

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
庸人庸福
yōng rén yōng fú
  1. 1 fools have good fortune (idiom)
庸人自扰
yōng rén zì rǎo
  1. 1 lit. silly people get their panties in a bunch (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get upset over nothing
  3. 3 to make problems for oneself
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)
登庸人才
dēng yōng rén cái
  1. 1 to employ talent (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

怎么什么事搁你嘴里都那么庸俗啊！杨贵妃的美是源自她的自信和内在气质！唐朝人以胖为美的审美观正好说明当时国富民强！
zěnme shénme shì gē nǐ zuǐ lǐ dōu nàme yōngsú a ！Yáng guìfēi de měi shì yuánzì tā de zìxìn hé nèizài qìzhì ！Tángcháo rén yǐpàngwéiměi de shěnměi guān zhènghǎo shuōmíng dāngshí guófùmínqiáng ！
How come everything you say is so vulgar! Yang Guifei's beauty came from her self confidence and internal style. You can see why the country was rich and powerful during the time by looking at how they saw fat as a form of beauty!
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