俗
sú
Pinyin

Definition

俗
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sú
  1. custom
  2. convention
  3. popular
  4. common
  5. coarse
  6. vulgar
  7. secular

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

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

Sample Sentences

并不是哦，新的货币篮子正式生效得到2016年十月一日。届时人民币的权重将为百分之十点九二。SDR是IMF成员国对可自由使用货币配额的潜在债权。通俗地说就是当IMF成员国没有钱的时候，可以用自己分到的份额先抵债。
bìngbùshì ò ，xīn de huòbì lánzi zhèngshì shēngxiào děi dào 2016 nián shíyuè yīrì 。jièshí rénmínbì de quánzhòng jiāng wèi bǎifēnzhīshídiǎnjiǔèr 。SDR shì IMF chéngyuánguó duì kě zìyóu shǐyòng huòbì pèié de qiánzàizhàiquán 。tōngsúdeshuō jiùshì dāng IMF chéngyuánguó méiyǒuqián de shíhòu ，kěyǐ yòng zìjǐ fēndào de fèné xiān dǐzhài 。
Not at all. The new basket of currencies will formally go into effect on October 1, 2016. At that time the renminbi will be given a weighting on 10.92%, SDR are a potential claim on the freely usable currencies of IMF members. In layman's terms, whenever IMF members don't have any money, they can use their corresponding share to pay their debts.
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过去还停留在图片传播时期，网红大多是一些高颜值的俊男美女，当然还有一些是为了拍摄搏眼球图片而恶搞低俗的人。现在可不同了，网红已经成为社交媒体的话题人物、意见领袖、流行主力的统称了。
guòqù hái tíngliú zài túpiàn chuánbō shíqī ，wǎnghóng dàduō shì yīxiē gāoyánzhí de jùnnán měinǚ ，dāngrán háiyǒu yīxiē shì wèile pāishè bóyǎnqui2 túpiàn ér ègǎo dīsú de rén 。xiànzài kě bùtóng le ，wǎnghóng yǐjīng chéngwéi shèjiāoméitǐ de huàtí rénwù 、yìjiàn lǐngxiù 、liúxíng zhǔlì de tǒngchēng le 。
Previously we’d been stuck in the era of the spread of images, so the majority of Internet Stars were handsome men and pretty girls with cute faces. Of course there were a few vulgar pranksters that shot vulgar hoax images to attract attention. Now it is very different, internet stars have already become the talk of social media, opinion leaders, and are known as the leading lights of fashion.
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看来挫折让人成熟，这话相当有道理，可以让一介凡夫俗子，瞬间变成哲学家。所以你的领悟是什么？
kànlai cuòzhé ràngrén chéngshú ，zhè huà xiāngdāng yǒudàolǐ ，kěyǐ ràng yī jiè fánfūsúzǐ ，shùnjiān biànchéng zhéxué jiā 。suǒyǐ nǐ de lǐngwù shì shénme ？
It seems like hardships make one more mature. What you said makes sense, and can turn an ordinary guy into a philosopher in an instant. So what was your revelation?
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有猛虎，才能创造慷慨悲歌的英雄事业；涵蔓耿介拔俗的志士胸怀，才能做到孟郊所谓的“镜破不改光，兰死不改香”！
yǒu měng hǔ ，cáinéng chuàngzào kāngkǎibēigē de yīngxióng shìyè ；hánmàn gěngjiè bású de zhìshì xiōnghuái ，cáinéng zuò dào Mèng Jiāo suǒwèi de “jìng pò bù gǎi guāng ，lán sǐ bù gǎi xiāng ”！
Only with a tiger in one's heart can one bring about a solemn and tragic heroic undertaking; only with an idealistic heart brimming with uprightness and justness can one accomplish what Meng Jiao referred to with the lines "Even a broken mirror doesn't lose its sheen; even when an orchid withers, it doesn't lose its fragrance".
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亲爱的，你真没必要在这愤愤不平，一来，这是人家的家务事，是离是合，最后还是人两口子说了算，俗话说得好，清官难断家务事；二来…
qīn ài de ，nǐ zhēn méi bìyāo zài zhè fènfènbùpíng ，yīlái ，zhè shì rénjiā de jiāwùshì ，shì lí shì hé ，zuìhòu háishì rén liǎngkǒuzi shuō le suàn ，súhuà shuō de hǎo ，qīngguān nán duàn jiāwù shì ；èrlái …
Darling, you really don't have any need to feel aggrieved. First of all, this is a domestic issue between other people, and whether they divorce or reconcile, it's up to the two of them in the end. I think the proverb says it best, even an honest clean official finds it hard to deal with domestic issues; Secondly...
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你们这些年轻人真是想得开，思想观念那么超前，也不惧怕世俗的眼光。
nǐmen zhèxiē niánqīngrén zhēn shì xiǎngdekāi ，sīxiǎng guānniàn nàme chāoqián ，yě bù jùpà shìsú de yǎnguāng 。
You young people really are quite philosophical about these kinds of things and so forward thinking in your ideas. And you really don't care about what other people think either.
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没错，吃粽子是端午节的标配哈。相传这个习俗也是因为屈原。
méicuò ，chī zòngzi shì duānwǔjié de biāopèi hā 。xiāngchuán zhè ge xísú yě shì yīnwèi Qū Yuán 。
That's right, eating zongzi is a staple of Dragon Boat Festival. It is said that this custom was due to Qu Yuan too.
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没有，但是我高中最好的朋友都是原住民，我就“入境随俗”啰。
méiyǒu ，dànshì wǒ gāozhōng zuì hǎo de péngyou dōu shì yuánzhùmín ，wǒ jiù “rùjìng suísú ”luō 。
No, but all of my best friends from high school are aboriginal, so when in Rome...
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到中国工作一定要入境随俗。
dào Zhōngguó gōngzuò yīdìng yào rùjìngsuísú 。
When working in China, you must do as the locals do.
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虽然我们在这里也能吃到地道的中餐，但是大部分中餐厅的口味则是入乡随俗，根据本地人的口味进行了改良。
suīrán wǒmen zài zhèlǐ yě néng chī dào dìdao de Zhōngcān ，dànshì dàbùfen zhōngcāntīng de kǒuwèi zé shì rùxiāngsuísú ，gēnjù běndìrén de kǒuwèi jìnxíng le gǎiliáng 。
Although we can eat authentic Chinese food here, but most Chinese restaurants have adapted to the local taste to fit in.
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