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朴素

pǔ sù

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 樸素

朴素 (pǔ sù) means "plain, simple (style/lifestyle)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 朴素 means

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

The characters in 朴素

• 朴pǔ(bound form) plain; simple; Taiwan pr. pú
• 素sùraw silk; white; plain, unadorned

Example sentences

• 他生活朴素。
  Tā shēnghuó pǔsù.
  He lived a simple life.
• 她穿的衣服总是很朴素。
  Tā chuān de yīfu zǒngshì hěn pǔsù.
  The clothes she wears are always plain.
• 玛丽穿了一条朴素的白裙子。
  Mǎlì chuān le yī tiáo pǔsù de bái qúnzi.
  Mary wore a simple white dress.

Words containing 朴素

• 艰苦朴素jiān kǔ pǔ sùleading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)
• 勤俭朴素qín jiǎn pǔ sùhardworking, thrifty and unpretentious

Where 朴素 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Honesty, Modesty & Sincerity (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read pǔ sù correctly.
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