朴素 pǔsù

1. Plain and simple^†
2. unadorned^†
3. simple living^†
4. not frivolous^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 朴素, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

朴素 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

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What does 朴素 mean in English?

朴素 is pronounced pǔsù and means Plain and simple, unadorned, simple living, not frivolous †.

How do you pronounce 朴素?

朴素 is pǔsù in pinyin — written pusu without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 朴素?

朴素 is written with 2 characters: 朴 (pò) Plain (simple), 素 (sù) Plain (usually - vegetable - element). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 朴素 written in traditional Chinese?

樸素. The simplified form 朴素 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 樸素 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced pǔsù.

Is 朴素 an HSK word?

Yes — 朴素 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.