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

HSK 5

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.

HSK 7-9

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.

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