Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
习俗
xísú
Description
习俗是一个地方或一群人长时间保留下来的做事方式。
A 习俗 is a way of doing things that has been preserved by a place or a group of people for a long time.
每个国家都有自己不同的习俗。
Every country has its own different 习俗.
Meanings
习俗xísú
custom; traditional practice of a group or place
中国有很多过年的习俗。
China has many New Year customs.
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Notes
- Etymology
习 (habit/practice) + 俗 (custom), together meaning a widely shared social custom.
- Nuance
习俗 stresses shared cultural tradition, while 习惯 is a personal habit.
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