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通俗
tōngsú
1. common
2. everyday
3. average
HSK 6 Common • Top 19%

Character Breakdown

通
tōng
to pass through, to open, to connect; to communicate; common
HSK 4 10 丶
俗
sú
social customs; vulgar, unrefined
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (5)

通俗小说
tōngsúxiǎoshuō
popular fiction
通俗易懂
tōngsúyìdǒng
easy to understand
通俗科学
tōngsúkēxué
popular science
历朝通俗演义
lìcháotōngsúyǎnyì
Dramatized history of successive dynasties (from Han to Republican China) by Cai Dongfan [[蔡東藩|蔡东藩]]
民国通俗演义
Mínguótōngsúyǎnyì
Dramatized history of Republican China until 1927 by Cai Dongfan [[蔡東藩|蔡东藩]], and later chapters by Xu Qinfu [[許廑父|许廑父]]

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Word Frequency Rank
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