世俗

shìsú

adjective #14,848

Meanings

1 secular
2 worldly
3 profane
4 mundane

Characters

world; generation

custom; common; vulgar

Examples

HSK 3

这是一个世俗社会。

Zhè shì yīgè shìsú shèhuì.

This is a secular society.

HSK 7-9

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.

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