世俗 shì sú ㄕˋ ㄙㄨˊ sai3 zuk6
- profane
- secular
- worldly
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世
- 世事 shì shì ㄕˋ ㄕˋ sai3 si6 affairs of life
- 世代 shì dài ㄕˋ ㄉㄞˋ sai3 doi6 for many generations
- 世故 shì gu ㄕˋ ˙ㄍㄨ sai3 gu3 sophisticated
- 世界 shì jiè ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ sai3 gaai3 world
- 世纪 世紀 shì jì ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋ sai3 gei2 century
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- 世袭 世襲 shì xí ㄕˋ ㄒㄧˊ sai3 zaap6 succession
- 世间 世間 shì jiān ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄢ sai3 gaan1 world
- 入世 rù shì ㄖㄨˋ ㄕˋ jap6 sai3 to engage with secular society
- 去世 qù shì ㄑㄩˋ ㄕˋ heoi3 sai3 to pass away
- 问世 問世 wèn shì ㄨㄣˋ ㄕˋ man6 sai3 to be published
- 在世 zài shì ㄗㄞˋ ㄕˋ zoi6 sai3 to be alive
- 逝世 shì shì ㄕˋ ㄕˋ sai6 sai3 to pass away
- 过世 過世 guò shì ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ gwo3 sai3 to die
- 世界杯 Shì jiè bēi ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄟ sai3 gaai3 bui1 World Cup
- 世界级 世界級 shì jiè jí ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧˊ sai3 gaai3 kap1 world-class
- 全世界 quán shì jiè ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ cyun4 sai3 gaai3 worldwide
- 举世无双 舉世無雙 jǔ shì wú shuāng ㄐㄩˇ ㄕˋ ㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄤ geoi2 sai3 mou4 soeng1 unrivaled (idiom); world number one
- 举世瞩目 舉世矚目 jǔ shì zhǔ mù ㄐㄩˇ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨˇ ㄇㄨˋ geoi2 sai3 zuk1 muk6 to receive worldwide attention
- 举世闻名 舉世聞名 jǔ shì wén míng ㄐㄩˇ ㄕˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ geoi2 sai3 man6 ming4 world-famous (idiom)
- 一世 yī shì ㄧ ㄕˋ jat1 sai3 generation
俗
- 俗称 俗稱 sú chēng ㄙㄨˊ ㄔㄥ zuk6 cing1 commonly referred to as
- 俗话 俗話 sú huà ㄙㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ zuk6 waa6 common saying
- 俗语 俗語 sú yǔ ㄙㄨˊ ㄩˇ zuk6 jyu5 common saying
- 庸俗 yōng sú ㄩㄥ ㄙㄨˊ jung4 zuk6 vulgar
- 民俗 mín sú ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄙㄨˊ man4 zuk6 popular custom
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- 习俗 習俗 xí sú ㄒㄧˊ ㄙㄨˊ zaap6 zuk6 custom
- 通俗 tōng sú ㄊㄨㄥ ㄙㄨˊ tung1 zuk6 common
- 风俗 風俗 fēng sú ㄈㄥ ㄙㄨˊ fung1 zuk6 social custom
- 俗话说 俗話說 sú huà shuō ㄙㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄛ zuk6 waa6 syut3 as the proverb says
- 约定俗成 約定俗成 yuē dìng sú chéng ㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ joek3 ding6 zuk6 sing4 established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement
- 不俗 bù sú ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄨˊ bat1 zuk6 impressive
- 低俗 dī sú ㄉㄧ ㄙㄨˊ dai1 zuk6 vulgar
- 俗世 sú shì ㄙㄨˊ ㄕˋ zuk6 sai3 the mundane world; the world of mortals
- 俗事 sú shì ㄙㄨˊ ㄕˋ zuk6 si6 everyday routine
- 俗人 sú rén ㄙㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ zuk6 jan4 common people
- 俗名 sú míng ㄙㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ zuk6 meng2 vernacular name
- 俗套 sú tào ㄙㄨˊ ㄊㄠˋ zuk6 tou3 conventional patterns
- 俗字 sú zì ㄙㄨˊ ㄗˋ zuk6 zi6 nonstandard form of a Chinese character
- 俗家 sú jiā ㄙㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ zuk6 gaa1 layman
- 俗气 俗氣 sú qì ㄙㄨˊ ㄑㄧˋ zuk6 hei3 tacky
Idioms with these characters
- 避世绝俗 避世絕俗 bì shì jué sú ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄙㄨˊ bei6 sai3 zyut6 zuk6 (idiom) to withdraw from society and live in seclusion
- 不可一世 bù kě yī shì ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧ ㄕˋ bat1 ho2 jat1 sai3 (idiom) to consider oneself unexcelled in the world; to be insufferably arrogant
- 才华盖世 才華蓋世 cái huá gài shì ㄘㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄍㄞˋ ㄕˋ coi4 waa4 goi3 sai3 peerless talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit
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- 公之于世 公之於世 gōng zhī yú shì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ gung1 zi1 jyu1 sai3 (idiom) to announce to the world; to make public; to let everyone know
- 公诸于世 公諸於世 gōng zhū yú shì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄨ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ gung1 zyu1 jyu1 sai3 to announce to the world (idiom)
- 孤独于世 孤獨於世 gū dú yú shì ㄍㄨ ㄉㄨˊ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ gu1 duk6 jyu1 sai3 alone in the world (idiom)
- 横空出世 橫空出世 héng kōng chū shì ㄏㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄕˋ waang4 hung1 ceot1 sai3 (idiom) to come to the fore in spectacular fashion; to emerge from obscurity to achieve great success
- 华佗再世 華佗再世 Huà Tuó zài shì ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄕˋ lit. a reincarnation of Hua Tuo, the legendary physician of the Eastern Han Dynasty (idiom)
- 混世魔王 hùn shì mó wáng ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄕˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄨㄤˊ wan6 sai3 mo1 wong4 devil incarnate (idiom)
- 绝世佳人 絕世佳人 jué shì jiā rén ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ zyut6 sai3 gaai1 jan4 a woman of unmatched beauty (idiom)
- 入境随俗 入境隨俗 rù jìng suí sú ㄖㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄙㄨˊ jap6 ging2 ceoi4 zuk6 lit. when you enter a country, follow the local customs (idiom)
- 入境问俗 入境問俗 rù jìng wèn sú ㄖㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄣˋ ㄙㄨˊ jap6 ging2 man6 zuk6 When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
- 入乡随俗 入鄉隨俗 rù xiāng suí sú ㄖㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄙㄨˊ jap6 hoeng1 ceoi4 zuk6 When you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
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- 伤风败俗 傷風敗俗 shāng fēng bài sú ㄕㄤ ㄈㄥ ㄅㄞˋ ㄙㄨˊ soeng1 fung1 baai6 zuk6 offending public morals (idiom)
- 俗随时变 俗隨時變 sú suí shí biàn ㄙㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄕˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ zuk6 ceoi4 si4 bin3 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
- 俗谚口碑 俗諺口碑 sú yàn kǒu bēi ㄙㄨˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄟ zuk6 jin6 hau2 bei1 common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs
- 未能免俗 wèi néng miǎn sú ㄨㄟˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄨˊ mei6 nang4 min5 zuk6 unable to break the custom (idiom)
- 违时绝俗 違時絕俗 wéi shí jué sú ㄨㄟˊ ㄕˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄙㄨˊ wai4 si4 zyut6 zuk6 to defy the times and reject custom (idiom); in breach of current conventions
- 雅俗共赏 雅俗共賞 yǎ sú gòng shǎng ㄧㄚˇ ㄙㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤˇ ngaa5 zuk6 gung6 soeng2 can be enjoyed by scholars and lay-people alike (idiom)
Example sentences
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生活 从不 從不 会 會 停止 ， 但 世俗 生活 却 卻 会 會 。
Life never ends but earthly life does.
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