百态

百態

bǎitài

noun

Meanings

1 all kinds of states
2 every aspect (of life or society)

Characters

hundred; all kinds of

Examples

HSK 5

这部电影展现了社会百态。

Zhè bù diànyǐng zhǎnxiàn le shèhuì bǎitài.

This film shows every side of society.

HSK 7-9

坐在火车站的候车室里，就能看到人生百态。

Zuò zài huǒchēzhàn de hòuchēshì lǐ, jiù néng kàndào rénshēng bǎitài.

Sit in a station waiting room and you'll see all walks of life.

Tips

usage

Follows a word for life or society: 人间百态, 人生百态, 世间百态, 市井百态 "street life in all its variety". The chengyu 千姿百态 "in a thousand forms" is said of shapes and poses instead.

Stroke Order

百 bǎi

态 tài