朴
素

Plain and simple in Chinese: 朴素 (pǔ sù)

pǔ sù

plain and simple

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 樸素2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1plain and simple
  2. 2unadorned
  3. 3simple living
  4. 4not frivolous

Stroke order

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朴
素

Zhuyin

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ㄆㄨˇ

pǔ

ㄆ/ pㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄙㄨˋ

sù

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

朴素

Simplified

樸素

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他生活朴素。

    tā shēng huó pǔ sù。

    He lived a simple life.

  • 她穿的衣服总是很朴素。

    tā chuān de yī fu zǒng shì hěn pǔ sù。

    She always dresses very simply.

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Related words

素

sù

raw silk

因素

yīn sù

element

素质

sù zhì

inner quality

要素

yào sù

essential factor

元素

yuán sù

element (key component of sth)

纯朴

chún pǔ

variant of 淳朴

古朴

gǔ pǔ

simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)

激素

jī sù

hormone

朴实

pǔ shí

plain

素材

sù cái

source material (in literature and art)

素描

sù miáo

sketch

素食

sù shí

vegetarian food

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