庸人

yōngrén

noun #31,287

Measure Word

一个庸人 gè

Meanings

1 mediocre person
2 ordinary nobody
3 person of no distinction

Characters

ordinary; mediocre

Examples

他不甘心做一个庸人。

Tā bù gānxīn zuò yí gè yōngrén.

He's unwilling to settle for being a mediocre person.

庸人自扰是最常见的烦恼来源。

Yōngrénzìrǎo shì zuì chángjiàn de fánnǎo láiyuán.

Mediocre people troubling themselves is the most common source of vexation.

Tips

culture

The classic chengyu 庸人自扰 ("a mediocre person creates trouble for themselves") comes from the Tang-dynasty 《新唐书·陆象先传》 - the Tang minister Lu Xiangxian's line that pointless worry is the hallmark of an ordinary mind. 庸 itself means "common, mediocre," hence 平庸 (mediocre), 庸俗 (vulgar).

Stroke Order

庸 yōng

人 rén