下里巴人 xià lǐ bā rén

popular, lowbrow art; common folk

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 52277th word

Definitions

  1. 1. popular art forms (cf. yáng chūn bái xuě, highbrow art forms)
  2. 2. folk songs of the state of Chu chǔ guó

Characters

Character Meaning
down; below; to go down
inside; interior; internal
noun suffix; to stick to; bus
person; people; man