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Chinese
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Pak or Park (Korean surname); plain and simple
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plain; element
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trad. (樸素)
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樸
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素
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simp. (朴素)
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朴
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素
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anagram
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素樸/素朴
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Pronunciation
Adjective
樸素
- plain; simple; unadorned (of colours, designs, styles, etc.)
- 典雅樸素/典雅朴素 ― diǎnyǎ pǔsù ― simple yet elegant
- frugal; economical; thrifty
- humble and down-to-earth; sincere and honest
- natural; at ease
- spontaneous
Synonyms
- 古拙 (gǔzhuó)
- 古樸 / 古朴 (gǔpǔ)
- 樸實 / 朴实 (pǔshí)
- 樸質 / 朴质 (pǔzhì) (archaic)
- 素樸 / 素朴 (sùpǔ)
- 質 / 质 (literary, or in compounds)
- 質樸 / 质朴 (zhìpǔ)
- 質素 / 质素 (zhìsù)
- 仔細 / 仔细 (zǐxì) (Northeastern Mandarin)
- 做人家 (Wu)
- 儉 / 俭 (jiǎn) (Hsinchu & Taichung Hokkien)
- 儉樸 / 俭朴 (jiǎnpǔ) (thrifty and simple)
- 儉省 / 俭省 (jiǎnshěng)
- 儉約 / 俭约 (jiǎnyuē) (literary)
- 克己 (kèjǐ)
- 刻苦 (kèkǔ)
- 抾拾 (Hokkien)
- 省儉 / 省俭 (shěngjiǎn)
- 節儉 / 节俭 (jiéjiǎn)
- 節省 / 节省 (jiéshěng)
- 節約 / 节约 (jiéyuē)
- 簡省 / 简省 (Hokkien)
- 粒積 / 粒积 (Hokkien)
- 𧺤儉 / 𧺤俭 (Hokkien)
- (natural): 自然 (zìrán)
- (spontaneous): 自發/自发 (zìfā)
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “plain”): 奢華/奢华 (shēhuá)