朴素
pǔ sù
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

元素
yuán sù
  1. 1 element
  2. 2 element of a set
  3. 3 chemical element
因素
yīn sù
  1. 1 element
  2. 2 factor
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
素
sù
  1. 1 raw silk
  2. 2 white
  3. 3 plain, unadorned
  4. 4 vegetarian (food)
  5. 5 essence
  6. 6 nature
  7. 7 element
  8. 8 constituent
  9. 9 usually
  10. 10 always
  11. 11 ever
素材
sù cái
  1. 1 source material (in literature and art)
素质
sù zhì
  1. 1 inner quality
  2. 2 basic essence
维生素
wéi shēng sù
  1. 1 vitamin
像素
xiàng sù
  1. 1 pixel
吃素
chī sù
  1. 1 to be a vegetarian
尿素
niào sù
  1. 1 carbamide
  2. 2 urea (NH2)2CO
抗生素
kàng shēng sù
  1. 1 antibiotic
朴素
pǔ sù
  1. 1 plain and simple
  2. 2 unadorned
  3. 3 simple living
  4. 4 not frivolous
毒素
dú sù
  1. 1 poison
激素
jī sù
  1. 1 hormone
营养素
yíng yǎng sù
  1. 1 nutrient
番茄红素
fān qié hóng sù
  1. 1 Lycopene
白素贞
Bái Sù zhēn
  1. 1 (name of a person) Bai Suzhen, from Madame White Snake
素描
sù miáo
  1. 1 sketch
素菜
sù cài
  1. 1 vegetable dish
素雅
sù yǎ
  1. 1 simple yet elegant
素面
sù miàn
  1. 1 face (of a woman) without makeup
  2. 2 solid color (unpatterned)

Idioms (9)

勤俭朴素
qín jiǎn pǔ sù
  1. 1 hardworking, thrifty, plain, and simple (idiom)
尸位素餐
shī wèi sù cān
  1. 1 to hold a sinecure (idiom)
我行我素
wǒ xíng wǒ sù
  1. 1 to continue in one's own way (idiom)
素不相能
sù bù xiāng néng
  1. 1 unable to get along (idiom)
素不相识
sù bù xiāng shí
  1. 1 to be total strangers (idiom)
素昧平生
sù mèi píng shēng
  1. 1 to have never met sb before (idiom); entirely unacquainted
  2. 2 a complete stranger
  3. 3 not to know sb from Adam
素面朝天
sù miàn cháo tiān
  1. 1 lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[Yáng Guì fēi]) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup
  3. 3 to present oneself just as one is, without artifice
艰苦朴素
jiān kǔ pǔ sù
  1. 1 leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)
轻饶素放
qīng ráo sù fàng
  1. 1 easily forgive, simply release (idiom); to let sb off scot free

Sample Sentences

朴素
pǔsù
simple, plain (of color, dress, style)
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