yōngrén

庸人

Word · Noun

mediocre person; ordinary person without achievements

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

mediocre person; ordinary person without achievements; undistinguished individual

Often used in the fixed phrase 庸人自扰 (yōng rén zì rǎo) meaning to trouble oneself over imaginary worries.

Tā他
shì是
gè个
yōng庸
rén人
 ,
shén什
me么
shì事
dōu都
zuò做
bù不
chéng成
 。

He is a mediocre person who can't accomplish anything.

Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
bù不
xū需
yào要
yōng庸
rén人
 。

This company does not need mediocre people.

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Bù不
yào要
zuò做
yōng庸
rén人
zì自
rǎo扰
de的
shì事
 。

Don't trouble yourself over imaginary worries.