朴
实

Plain in Chinese: 朴实 (pǔ shí)

pǔ shí

plain

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 樸實1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1plain
  2. 2simple
  3. 3guileless
  4. 4down-to-earth
  5. 5sincere and honest

Stroke order

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朴
实

Zhuyin

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ㄆㄨˇ

pǔ

ㄆ/ pㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

朴实

Simplified

樸實

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他为人朴实，从不说大话。

    tā wèi rén pǔ shí， cóng bù shuō dà huà。

    He is an honest, unpretentious person who never brags.

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Related words

其实

qí shí

actually

诚实

chéng shí

honest

确实

què shí

indeed

实际

shí jì

reality

实在

shí zài

really

果实

guǒ shí

fruit (produced by a plant)

结实

jiē shi

rugged

老实

lǎo shi

honest

朴素

pǔ sù

plain and simple

实话

shí huà

truth

实践

shí jiàn

practice

实习

shí xí

to practice

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