庸 (yōng) — mediocre; commonplace (bound form, used in compounds)
Definition
A bound morpheme meaning 'mediocre / vulgar', never used alone. Combines with 俗 (庸俗 'vulgar') and 平 (平庸 'mediocre, run-of-the-mill').
bound form
mediocrecommonplace (bound form, used in compounds)
Examples
- ，。Tā zhǐ shì yí gè píng yōng de rén, méi yǒu shén me tè bié de dì fāng.He is just a mediocre person with nothing special about him.
- ，。Zhè zhǒng xiǎng fǎ tài yōng sú le, wǒ bù xǐ huan.This kind of thinking is too vulgar; I don't like it.
- ，？yōng Rén zì rǎo, hé bì xiǎng nà me duō?A mediocre person troubles himself; why overthink it?
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