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世俗

shìsú
adjective #14,848

Meanings

  1. 1 secular
  2. 2 worldly
  3. 3 profane
  4. 4 mundane

Examples

他不想被世俗的观念束缚。
Tā bù xiǎng bèi shìsú de guānniàn shùfù.
He doesn't want to be bound by worldly conventions.
这是一个世俗社会。
Zhè shì yī gè shìsú shèhuì.
This is a secular society.

Tips

usage
世俗 can be neutral (secular, as opposed to religious) or slightly negative (worldly, materialistic, conventional). 世俗的眼光 means 'conventional/shallow perspective'.

Stroke Order

世 shì
俗 sú