雅俗共赏
yǎ sú gòng shǎng
appealing to both refined and popular taste
Character by character
雅yǎ
refined
refined
俗sú
popular
popular
共gòng
together
together
赏shǎng
enjoy
enjoy
Example
他写的历史书雅俗共赏，专家爱看，普通读者也看得津津有味。
His history books appeal to every taste: experts like them, and ordinary readers enjoy them just as much.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
雅 is the taste of the educated, 俗 that of ordinary people. A high compliment in reviews of books, music, opera and television, and the goal every gala sets itself; 雅俗共赏的作品.
Learn this in Lesson 234 · HSK 9+: 春晚 (The Spring Festival Gala)
A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. This lesson is free.
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