平庸 (píng yōng) — mediocre; ordinary and unremarkable (often with a negative connotation)
Definition
平庸 describes a person, work, or life that is unremarkably ordinary and disappointing — stronger than 平凡 (plainly ordinary) and always negative. 淡然 and 冷淡 focus on cold emotion; 中庸 names the Confucian idea of the mean.
adjective
mediocreordinary and unremarkable (often with a negative connotation)
Examples
- 平庸，。Tā de gōng zuò biǎo xiàn hěn píng yōng, suǒ yǐ lǎo bǎn bú tài mǎn yì.His work performance is mediocre, so the boss is not very satisfied.
- 平庸，。Wǒ bù xiǎng guò píng yōng de shēng huó, wǒ xiǎng zhuī qiú zì jǐ de mèng xiǎng.I don't want to live a mediocre life; I want to pursue my own dreams.
- 平庸，。Zhè bù diàn yǐng qíng jié píng yōng, méi shén me zhí dé kàn de.The plot of this movie is mediocre; there's nothing worth watching.
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