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樸素

简 朴素 · 繁 樸素
Mandarin · pinyin pǔ sù

Meanings

  1. plain and simple
  2. unadorned
  3. simple living
  4. not frivolous
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樸
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素
sù · white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally
朴
pǔ · simple, unadorned; sincere; surname; a tree
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3–4 · pu3 su4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

pok3 sou3

Cantonese word readings for 樸素. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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pok3 sou3

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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adj

  1. plain; simple; unadorned (of colours, designs, styles, etc.)
  2. frugal; economical; thrifty
  3. humble and down-to-earth; sincere and honest
  4. natural; at ease
  5. spontaneous

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