ordinary and vulgar; commonplace
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
ordinary and vulgar; worldly; commonplace
formalOften used in formal or literary contexts to describe things or people lacking refinement, originality, or distinction, or to refer to the mundane world as opposed to the spiritual or transcendent.
Tā他
zhuī追
qiú求
de的
shì是
jīng精
shén神
shì世
jiè界
de的
chāo超
yuè越
，
bù不
yuàn愿
liú流
yú于
fán凡
sú俗
。
What he pursues is transcendence in the spiritual world, unwilling to sink into the mundane.
Zhè这
bù部
zuò作
pǐn品
lì立
yì意
gāo高
yuǎn远
，
bù不
tóng同
fán凡
sú俗
。
This work has a lofty and extraordinary conception.
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Tā他
yàn厌
juàn倦
le了
fán凡
sú俗
shēng生
huó活
de的
xuān喧
xiāo嚣
yǔ与
suǒ琐
suì碎
。
He is tired of the noise and trivialities of mundane life.
Zài在
yì艺
shù术
jiā家
yǎn眼
zhōng中
，
nà那
xiē些
fán凡
sú俗
de的
xiǎng享
lè乐
háo毫
wú无
yì意
yì义
。
In the eyes of the artist, those worldly pleasures are meaningless.