土包子 (tǔ bāo zi) — (derogatory) country bumpkin, hick, unsophisticated person from the countryside

Definition

A derogatory, colloquial term for a 'country bumpkin' — someone seen as unsophisticated or behind the times. The neutral counterpart is 乡下人.

noun
(derogatory) country bumpkinhickunsophisticated person from the countryside
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Examples

  • 土包子
    Tā chuān dé nà me tǔ, dà jiā dōu jiào tā tǔ bāo zi.
    He dresses so unfashionably that everyone calls him a hick.
  • 土包子
    Bié xiàng gè tǔ bāo zi yí yàng, lián zhì néng shǒu jī dōu bú huì yòng.
    Don't be such a bumpkin — you don't even know how to use a smartphone.
  • 土包子
    Chéng lǐ rén jué de tā shì tǔ bāo zi, qí shí tā hěn yǒu jiàn shi.
    City folks think he's a hick, but actually he's very knowledgeable.

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