庸俗 meaning in English

yōngsú

vulgar; tacky

HSK 7-9adjective20 strokes

Meaning of 庸俗

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yōngsú
  1. vulgar
  2. tacky
  3. tawdry

Stroke order for each character

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庸 yōng · usual · 11 strokes

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  9. 9
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  11. 11

俗 sú · custom · 9 strokes

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  9. 9

Related words

Words that share a character with 庸俗.

风俗fēngsúsocial custom
习俗xísúcustom; tradition
俗话说súhuà shuōas the proverb says; as they say...
通俗tōngsúcommon; everyday
俗语súyǔcommon saying; proverb
中庸zhōngyōnggolden mean (Confucianism); (literary) (of person) mediocre
民俗mínsúpopular custom
俗话súhuàcommon saying; proverb
约定俗成yuēdìng-súchéngestablished by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement; customary convention
粗俗cūsúvulgar
世俗shìsúprofane; secular
平庸píngyōngmediocre; indifferent

Questions about 庸俗

What does 庸俗 mean?

庸俗 (yōngsú) means "vulgar; tacky" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 庸俗?

庸俗 is made of 2 characters: 庸 (11 strokes), 俗 (9 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 庸俗 an HSK word?

Yes. 庸俗 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.