庸俗
yōng sú
Pinyin

Definition

庸俗
 - 
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

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

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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