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土气
tǔqì
Description
如果说一个人很"土气"，意思是他的穿着或打扮不好看、不时髦，像乡下人一样。
If a person is described as "土气", it means their clothing or style is unattractive and unfashionable, like a country bumpkin.
这个词有点不好的意思，所以别当面说别人土气。
This word has a somewhat negative meaning, so don't call someone "土气" to their face.
Meanings
土气tǔqì
unfashionable; countrified; unsophisticated
这件衣服的颜色太土气了。
The color of this clothing is too tacky.
土气tǔqì
an unfashionable, rustic quality
他一身土气，让人一看就知道刚从农村来。
He looks so rustic that you can tell he just came from the countryside.
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Notes
- Etymology
土 (earth/rustic) + 气 (air/quality), literally "the air of the soil."
- Nuance
mildly negative; 老土 is a stronger, more slangy way to say the same.
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