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VocabularyHSK 5 · core

朴实

pǔshí

plain, unadorned, simple

Part of speech · adjective

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Examples

  1. 他为人朴实,从不夸耀自己。
    He is plain and unpretentious, never boasting.
  2. 这篇文章语言朴实。
    This article's language is plain and unadorned.

Collocations

为人朴实朴实无华语言朴实朴实的感情

Mnemonic

朴 pǔ "simple, unhewn" + 实 shí "solid, true": plain and genuine, unadorned. 朴实无华 = simple and unembellished. Close to 朴素 (pǔsù), but 朴实 leans toward sincerity/honesty, while 朴素 leans toward thrift/simplicity.

Related

朴素诚实质朴朴实无华

Quick check

  1. What does 朴实 emphasize?

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