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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