Usage of the character 俗

custom
convention
popular
common
coarse
vulgar
secular

dīsú

低俗

[低俗]

vulgar
poor taste

súyàn

俗谚

[俗諺]

common saying
proverb

tōngsú

通俗

[通俗]

common
everyday
average

luòsú

落俗

[落俗]

to show poor taste

súshì

俗世

[俗世]

the mundane world; the world of mortals

súyǔ

俗语

[俗語]

common saying
proverb
colloquial speech

shìsú

释俗

[釋俗]

to explain in simple terms

lǐsú

礼俗

[禮俗]

etiquette
custom

mèisú

媚俗

[媚俗]

to cater to the public's taste
kitsch
commercial

èsú

恶俗

[惡俗]

bad habit
evil custom
vulgarity

súzì

俗字

[俗字]

nonstandard form of a Chinese character

bǐsú

鄙俗

[鄙俗]

vulgar
philistine

huánsú

还俗

[還俗]

to return to normal life (leaving a monastic order)

súrén

俗人

[俗人]

common people
laity (i.e. not priests)

súmíng

俗名

[俗名]

vernacular name
lay name (of a priest)

súhuà

俗话

[俗話]

common saying
proverb

lòusú

陋俗

[陋俗]

undesirable customs

xísú

习俗

[習俗]

custom
tradition
local tradition
convention

fánsú

凡俗

[凡俗]

lay (as opposed to clergy)
ordinary
commonplace

tuōsú

脱俗

[脫俗]

free from vulgarity
refined
outstanding

súshì

俗事

[俗事]

everyday routine
ordinary affairs

súchēng

俗称

[俗稱]

commonly referred to as
common term

sújiā

俗家

[俗家]

layman
layperson
original home of a monk

cūsú

粗俗

[粗俗]

vulgar

chénsú

尘俗

[塵俗]

mundane world

lànsú

烂俗

[爛俗]

clichéd

yōngsú

庸俗

[庸俗]

vulgar
tacky
tawdry

suísú

随俗

[隨俗]

according to custom
to do as local custom requires
do as the Romans do

fēngsú

风俗

[風俗]

social custom
CL:個／个 (gè)

súlàn

俗滥

[俗濫]

clichéd
tacky

súlà

俗辣

[俗辣]

(slang) (Tw) coward; paper tiger; a nobody (from Taiwanese 卒仔, Tai-lo pr. (tsut-á))

shísú

时俗

[時俗]

prevalent custom of the time

bùsú

不俗

[不俗]

impressive
out of the ordinary

sútào

俗套

[俗套]

conventional patterns
cliché

súqì

俗气

[俗氣]

tacky
inelegant
in poor taste
vulgar
banal

jiùsú

旧俗

[舊俗]

former custom; old ways

sēngsú

僧俗

[僧俗]

laymen
laity

liúsú

流俗

[流俗]

prevalent fashion (often used pejoratively)
vulgar customs

mínsú

民俗

[民俗]

popular custom

shìsú

世俗

[世俗]

profane
secular
worldly

shírénsú

食人俗

[食人俗]

cannibalism

súhuàshuō

俗话说

[俗話說]

as the proverb says
as they say...

dīsúhuà

低俗化

[低俗化]

vulgarization

mínsúxué

民俗学

[民俗學]

folklore

yōngsúhuà

庸俗化

[庸俗化]

debasement; vulgarization

sútǐzì

俗体字

[俗體字]

nonstandard form of a Chinese character

fánfūsúzǐ

凡夫俗子

[凡夫俗子]

common people; ordinary folk

tōngsúyìdǒng

通俗易懂

[通俗易懂]

easy to understand

bìshìjuésú

避世绝俗

[避世絕俗]

to withdraw from society and live like a hermit (idiom)

wéishíjuésú

违时绝俗

[違時絕俗]

to defy the times and reject custom (idiom); in breach of current conventions

yǎsúgòngshǎng

雅俗共赏

[雅俗共賞]

can be enjoyed by scholars and lay-people alike (idiom)

wèinéngmiǎnsú

未能免俗

[未能免俗]

unable to break the custom (idiom)
bound by conventions

dīsúzhīfēng

低俗之风

[低俗之風]

vulgar style (used of items to be censored)

tōngsúxiǎoshuō

通俗小说

[通俗小說]

popular fiction
light literature

tōngsúkēxué

通俗科学

[通俗科學]

popular science

fènshìjísú

愤世嫉俗

[憤世嫉俗]

to be cynical
to be embittered

súshìqírén

俗世奇人

[俗世奇人]

Extraordinary people in our ordinary world, short stories by novelist Feng Jicai 馮驥才／冯骥才 ( Féng Jìcái)

mínjiānxísú

民间习俗

[民間習俗]

folk customs

yífēngyìsú

移风易俗

[移風易俗]

(idiom) to reform habits and customs

rùjìngsuísú

入境随俗

[入境隨俗]

lit. when you enter a country, follow the local customs (idiom)
fig. when in Rome, do as the Romans do

súsuíshíbiàn

俗随时变

[俗隨時變]

customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
O Tempora, O Mores!

shāngfēngbàisú

伤风败俗

[傷風敗俗]

offending public morals (idiom)

rǎnfēngxísú

染风习俗

[染風習俗]

bad habits
to get into bad habits through long custom

yuēdìngsúchéng

约定俗成

[約定俗成]

established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement
customary convention

súbùkěnài

俗不可耐

[俗不可耐]

intolerably vulgar

rùxiāngsuísú

入乡随俗

[入鄉隨俗]

When you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
When in Rome, do as the Romans do

zhānrǎnshìsú

沾染世俗

[沾染世俗]

to be corrupted by the ways of the world (idiom)

rùjìngwènsú

入境问俗

[入境問俗]

When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
When in Rome, do as the Romans do

xíyǐchéngsú

习以成俗

[習以成俗]

to become accustomed to sth through long practice

xísúyíxìng

习俗移性

[習俗移性]

one's habits change with long custom

tōngsúláijiǎng

通俗来讲

[通俗來講]

to put it in simple terms, ...

jīngshìhàisú

惊世骇俗

[驚世駭俗]

universally shocking
to offend the whole of society

jīxíchéngsú

积习成俗

[積習成俗]

accumulated habits become custom

súyànkǒubēi

俗谚口碑

[俗諺口碑]

common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs

fànfūsúzi

贩夫俗子

[販夫俗子]

peddlers and common people
lower class

bùluòsútào

不落俗套

[不落俗套]

to conform to no conventional pattern
unconventional
offbeat

lìcháotōngsúyǎnyì

历朝通俗演义

[歷朝通俗演義]

Dramatized history of successive dynasties (from Han to Republican China) by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩／蔡东藩

Mínguótōngsúyǎnyì

民国通俗演义

[民國通俗演義]

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