vulgar; philistine; lacking refinement
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vulgar; philistine; lacking in taste or refinement
neutralUsed to criticize behavior, tastes, or cultural products deemed coarse, tacky, or low-brow. It conveys a strong sense of disapproval toward lack of sophistication.
Zhè这
xiē些
huá哗
zhòng众
qǔ取
chǒng宠
de的
biǎo表
yǎn演
xiǎn显
dé得
fēi非
cháng常
yōng庸
sú俗
。
These crowd-pleasing performances appear very vulgar.
Tā他
tǎo讨
yàn厌
nà那
zhǒng种
wèi为
le了
jīn金
qián钱
ér而
yōng庸
sú俗
huà化
de的
yì艺
shù术
。
He hates that kind of art which is vulgarized for the sake of money.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
dī低
jí级
qù趣
wèi味
de的
xiào笑
hua话
tài太
yōng庸
sú俗
le了
。
This low-brow humor is too vulgar.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
dǐ抵
zhì制
yōng庸
sú俗
de的
shè社
huì会
fēng风
qì气
。
We must resist the vulgar social trends.
Tā他
pī批
píng评
le了
yǐng影
piàn片
zhōng中
nà那
xiē些
yōng庸
sú俗
de的
shāng商
yè业
yuán元
sù素
。
He criticized the vulgar commercial elements in the film.