朴 素

pǔsù

adjectiveHSK 7-9

“Plain and simple” in Chinese is 朴素 (pǔsù).

Meaning

plain and simple
unadorned
simple living

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not frivolous

Example

他生活朴素。

He lived a simple life.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

pǔHSK 7-96 strokesKorean surname (Park, Pak or Bak)sùHSK 610 strokesraw silk

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