People grow more cynical with age.
玩世不恭
to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions
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Meaning and common use
to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions
frivolous
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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