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Traditional
Pīnyīn
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HSK
simple and crude
HSK 7-9
ignorant and inexperienced / ill-informed and narrow-minded
HSK 7-9
ugly
HSK 7-9
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low / humble / plain / ugly / mean / vulgar
shallow and crude / meager (knowledge or skill)
ignorant / ill-informed
corrupt practice / bad habits / malpractice
crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can / to do things simply and thriftily / It's not pretty but it works.
outmoded conventions; old-fashioned ways
objectionable practices
humble / petty / crude
having little knowledge / not well-read
crude / coarse / unsophisticated / shallow
superficial / shallow
ignorant and backward
undesirable customs
sordid and contemptible (idiom); vile and repulsive (esp. character or action)
The Burrow (Harry Potter)
humble dwelling


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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