bình dân

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Definition

Adjective:
- Popular, of the common people: Relating to or characteristic of the ordinary people, as opposed to the elite, aristocratic, or highly sophisticated. It often implies simplicity, accessibility, and lack of pretension.
- Affordable, economical: Describing goods, services, or establishments that are modestly priced and intended for the general populace.
Noun (historical/contextual):
- Commoners, the populace: The ordinary people, the masses, or the common folk within a societal structure.
- Anti-illiteracy (short for "bình dân học vụ"): Pertaining to the historical mass education movement aimed at eradicating illiteracy.

Usage Examples

Adjective:
- Văn học bình dân thường gần gũi với đời sống. (Popular literature is often close to everyday life.)
- Chúng tôi tìm một quán ăn bình dân gần đây. (We are looking for an affordable eatery nearby.)
- Phong cách của ông ấy rất bình dân và dễ mến. (His manner is very unpretentious and likable.)
Noun:
- Sự đối lập giữa quý tộc và bình dân. (The opposition between aristocrats and commoners.)
- Ông nội tôi từng dạy bình dân sau chiến tranh. (My grandfather taught anti-illiteracy classes after the war.)

Advanced Usage

The term can carry a positive connotation of being down-to-earth, genuine, and connected to grassroots culture, as opposed to being elitist or artificial.
In a commercial context, "bình dân" is a common label for services targeting the mass market with reasonable prices, e.g., (affordable fashion), (popular price).

Variants and Related Words

Bình dân học vụ (n): The historical "Popular Education" anti-illiteracy campaign.
Tầng lớp bình dân (n phrase): The common people, the popular classes.

Synonyms

Popular: Suited to the general public's taste and means.
Common, ordinary: Of the usual or familiar kind.
Affordable, inexpensive: Low in price.
Unpretentious, modest: Not attempting to impress others with greater importance or luxury than is possessed.

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