庸才 (yōng cái) — mediocre person; mediocrity (of a person)

Definition

庸才 (yōngcái) is a formal, disparaging word for a person of mediocre or ordinary ability — stronger and more literary than the everyday 普通人. Usually used to criticize, not to describe neutrally.

noun

mediocre personmediocrity (of a person)

Measure word · 个

Examples

庸才，。
Tā bú guò shì yí gè yōng cái, bù zhí dé zhòng yòng.
He is nothing but a mediocre person, not worth entrusting with important tasks.
庸才，。
Gōng sī lǐ jìn shì xiē yōng cái, méi yǒu zhēn zhèng de rén cái.
The company is full of mediocre people, with no real talent.
，庸才。
Tā zì rèn wéi shì tiān cái, qí shí zhǐ shì gè yōng cái.
He considers himself a genius, but he's actually just a mediocre person.

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