Definition & Meaning

coarse; (of speech, behaviour, etc.) vulgar; boorish

Word usage

cū sú

粗 俗

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adj.coarse; (of speech, behaviour, etc.) vulgar; boorish
- tā shuō huà cū sú
  他说话粗俗。
  He use coarse language.
- jǔ zhǐ cū sú
  举止粗俗
  uncouth behavior
- pǐn wèi cū sú
  品味粗俗
  low taste
- cū sú bù dàng
  粗俗不当
  be harsh and inappropriate
- yán jìn shǐ yòng wū huì bù liáng huò cū sú de yǔ yán
  严禁使用污秽、不良或粗俗的语言。
  Do not use absence, indecent, profane or coarse language.
- tā zài de shí hou shì bīng men hái shi zhào yàng shuō cū sú de xiào hua dōu lǎn de shōu liǎn
  她在的时候，士兵们还是照样说粗俗的笑话，都懒得收敛。
  The soldiers did not bother to moderate their coarse humour in her presence.
synonym
yōng sú庸俗 sú qi俗气 cū bǐ粗鄙 bǐ sú鄙俗 cāng sú伧俗 bǐ lǐ鄙俚 wú lǐ芜俚
antonym
yōu yǎ优雅 gāo yǎ高雅 diǎn yǎ典雅 yǎ zhì雅致 wén yǎ文雅 rú yǎ儒雅 jīng yǎ精雅

Word usage

Note
"粗俗" is different from "庸俗". "庸俗" emphasizes not being noble and mostly describes thoughts, feelings, tastes, etc.; "粗俗" emphasizes indecent, and mostly describes language and behavior.

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