通俗

tōng sú

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Rare

Definitions

1. common
2. everyday
3. average

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 高雅 gāo yǎ 高雅 gāo yǎ dainty 形容精致、不粗俗，与通俗相对: dainty

Related words

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• 通俗易懂 tōng sú yì dǒng 通俗易懂 tōng sú yì dǒng easy to understand 常用搭配，指简单易懂: easy to understand

Usage notes

Collocations

“通俗”常与“易懂”、“歌曲”、“文化”搭配，不用于形容具体的日常物品。

Common mistakes

注意“通俗”是形容词，不能直接带宾语，如不说“通俗知识”，应说“通俗的知识”。

Words Containing 通俗

• 历朝通俗演义 历朝通俗演义 lì cháo tōng sú yǎn yì: Dramatized history of successive dynasties (from Han to Republican China) by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩|蔡东藩
• 民国通俗演义 民国通俗演义 mín guó tōng sú yǎn yì: Dramatized history of Republican China until 1927 by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩|蔡东藩, and later chapters by Xu Qinfu 許廑父|许廑父
• 通俗来讲 通俗来讲 tōng sú lái jiǎng: to put it in simple terms, ...
• 通俗小说 通俗小说 tōng sú xiǎo shuō: popular fiction
• 通俗易懂 通俗易懂 tōng sú yì dǒng: easy to understand
• 通俗科学 通俗科学 tōng sú kē xué: popular science

Child Words of 通俗

• 俗 俗 sú: custom
• 通 通 tòng: classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)