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玩世不恭

wánshìbùgōng

to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions

02

frivolous

REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES

How 玩世不恭 actually appears in real sentences.

These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 玩世不恭 appears in 2 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.

人会随著年龄的增长而更加地玩世不恭。rén huì suí zhù nián líng de zēng zhǎng ér gèng jiā dì wán shì bù gōng。

People grow more cynical with age.

我的灵魂里有很多地方玩世不恭,对人傲慢无礼,但是它有一个核心,这个核心害怕黑暗,柔弱得像绵羊一样。wǒ de líng hún lǐ yǒu hěn duō dì fāng wán shì bù gōng, duì rén ào màn wú lǐ, dàn shì tā yǒu yí gè hé xīn, zhè ge hé xīn hài pà hēi àn, róu ruò dé xiàng mián yáng yī yàng。

In my soul there are many places that are cynical and arrogant, but at its core, it fears the darkness and is as weak as a sheep.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS

Words that keep company with 玩世不恭.

Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 玩世不恭.

Directly before

  • 地玩世不恭1
  • 地方玩世不恭1

Directly after

  • No repeated neighbour in the corpus.
ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 玩世不恭

What does 玩世不恭 mean in Chinese?

玩世不恭 (wánshìbùgōng) means to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions.

How do you pronounce 玩世不恭?

玩世不恭 is pronounced wánshìbùgōng.

Is 玩世不恭 an HSK word?

玩世不恭 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

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