俗滥

俗濫

súlàn

adjective

Meanings

1 clichéd
2 tacky
3 vulgar and overdone

Characters

vulgar / common

excessive / flooding / indiscriminate

Examples

HSK 5

他不喜欢那些俗滥的爱情歌曲。

Tā bù xǐhuan nàxiē súlàn de àiqíng gēqǔ.

He dislikes those tacky love songs.

HSK 7-9

这部电视剧的剧情太俗滥了。

Zhèbù diànshìjù de jùqíng tài súlàn le.

The plot of this TV series is way too clichéd.

Tips

usage

A critic's word - common in Taiwanese film and book reviews. 俗 (vulgar/common) + 滥 (excessive/flooding) = 'so common it's overflowed into hackneyed'. Compare 俗气 (tacky in taste) and 老套 (formulaic).

Stroke Order

俗 sú

滥 làn