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素樸

简素朴 · 繁素樸

Mandarin · pinyin sù pǔ

simple
unadorned
unsophisticated
naive

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素: sù · white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally
樸: Look up this written character
朴: pǔ · simple, unadorned; sincere; surname; a tree

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4–3 · su4 pu3

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adj

simple and unadorned; plain and simple
rudimentary; unsophisticated; undeveloped

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