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俗氣

sú qì

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word

俗氣 (sú qì) is a Chinese word meaning “tacky”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. tacky
  2. inelegant
  3. in poor taste
  4. vulgar
  5. banal

Stroke order

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Example

這個顏色有點俗氣。

This color is a bit tacky.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).