约定俗成

Traditional: 約定俗成

yuē dìng sú chéng

Dictionary entry

established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement

What does 约定俗成 mean?

约定俗成 (yuē dìng sú chéng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement

2customary convention

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约yāoto weigh in a balance or on a scale 定dìngto fix; to set; to make definite · to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc)俗súcustom · convention 成Chéngsurname Cheng · short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]

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约定俗成

yuē dìng sú chéng

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