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约定俗成
yuē dìng sú chéng
What 约定俗成 means
- established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement
- customary convention
The characters in 约定俗成
- 约yuēto make an appointment; to invite; approximately
- 定dìngto fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc)…
- 俗súcustom; convention; popular
- 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete
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