Definitions
(adjective)
ordinary; common; mediocre
(verb)
to use
Etymology phono-semantic
Phonetic:
用
About
The character 庸 combines the components 庚 and 用 (to use), with early forms evoking a bell or pestle. Its original meanings centered on employment, utility, and hired labor. Over time, the sense of everyday use evolved to denote the ordinary or commonplace. This neutral concept of commonness later acquired a slightly pejorative tone, so that in modern compounds 庸 often implies mediocrity or a lack of distinction, shifting from a term of utility to one describing the unexceptional.
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他是一个平庸的人。
这种观点太庸俗了。
不要做一个庸才。
她的作品避免了平庸。
这位庸医误诊了病人。
他的工作表现很庸碌。
庸俗的文化产品应该被抵制。
你毋庸担心这个问题。