庸俗 yōngsú▶ filistin; norak

Stroke order

庸俗 is written in 20 strokes across 2 characters.

• 庸 — 11 strokes
• 俗 — 9 strokes

Senses

1. vulgar
2. tacky
3. tawdry

Related words

• 习俗kebiasaan
• 俗话pepatah umum
• 平庸biasa-biasa saja
• 通俗populer, umum
• 风俗Bea Cukai

庸俗 is pronounced yōngsú and means “filistin; norak”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 庸俗 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.