下流 (xià liú) — low-down, mean, obscene, dirty (in behavior or speech)
Definition
Describes lewd, obscene language or behavior. Stronger than 低俗 — 下流 attacks the person's character as dirty, not just the content.
adjective
low-downmeanobscenedirty (in behavior or speech)
Examples
- 。Tā shuō de nà zhǒng xià liú huà ràng rén hěn bù shū fu.His kind of obscene talk makes people very uncomfortable.
- 下流。Zhè bù diàn yǐng yīn wèi tài xià liú bèi hěn duō rén pī píng.This movie was criticized by many people for being too obscene.
- 下流，。Tā zhè ge rén hěn xià liú, zǒng shì kāi yì xiē bù hé shì de wán xiào.He is a very low-down person, always making inappropriate jokes.
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