Definitions
(adjective)
ordinary; common; mediocre
(verb)
to use
Etymology phono-semantic
Phonetic:
用
About
The character 庸 originally incorporated elements of a bell or pestle before stabilizing as a combination of 庚 and 用 (meaning "to use"). Its earliest textual uses relate to employment, utility, and hired labor. Over time, this sense of routine utility yielded the definitions ordinary, commonplace, or average. The meaning then took on a mildly negative cast, and in modern compounds 庸 regularly expresses mediocrity, incompetence, or the utterly unremarkable.
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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。
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