时俗

時俗

shísú

noun

Meanings

1 prevailing customs of the time
2 current social norms

Characters

Examples

他特立独行，不随时俗。

Tā tèlìdúxíng, bù suí shísú.

He goes his own way and doesn't follow the customs of the time.

诗中讽刺了当时的时俗。

Shī zhōng fěngcì le dāngshí de shísú.

The poem satirizes the customs of the era.

Tips

register

Literary register. Often appears in critical commentary — 不随时俗 ('not following prevailing fashion') is a classic phrase praising someone with independent character.

Stroke Order

时 shí

俗 sú