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Meaning of 俗

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Pinyin:
English Definition: custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular
Chinese Definition:
①社会上长期形成的风尚、礼节、习惯等:俗尚。风俗。习俗。约定俗成(指某种事物是由群众通过长期实践而认定形成)。
②大众化的,最通行的,习见的:俗名。俗语。俗曲。雅俗共赏。
③趣味不高的,令人讨厌的:俗气。俗物。鄙俗。粗俗。庸俗。
④凡世间,相对于仙佛僧道:俗人。世俗。僧俗。凡夫俗子。
⑤雅僧。
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Total strokes: 9; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (person) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ rén ] man, person; people
    • [ ] valley, gorge, ravine
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Example Words
民俗 mín popular custom
通俗 tōng common; everyday; average
风俗 fēng social custom; Classifiers:
习俗 custom; tradition; local tradition; convention
世俗 shì profane; secular; worldly
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Example Sentences
1
That may play well in some quarters, but it also makes no sense.
2
You might feel someone is very vulgar when you are in BJU, and determine to be a man absolutely refined when you are leaving BJU.
3
Some mundane, everyday tasks have to be done.
4
The consequences of this tawdry tale will be far-reaching, and so they should be.
5
When you experience these ruts in your relationship, don't let sex go by the wayside.