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朴素

pǔ sù
HSK 7

English Meaning

plain and simple; unadorned; simple living; not frivolous

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
那个就不是朴素了 那是老土
HSK 6 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Don't kid yourself by calling it rustic simplicity—it's just totally uncool.”

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你以为我会写爱情 地久天长

“You thought I would write "May our love last forever"?”

“That's not simple. That's old-fashioned.”

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你干什么呀 你放我下来呀 这是学校

“What are you doing? Put me down! We are in the university,”

《以家人之名》 · school_and_education
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活命是这世上最朴素
HSK 6 00:01
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我只想活命

“I just want to survive!”

“To survive is the most basic”

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也是最正当的事情

“and justified thing in this world!”

艰苦朴素 任劳任怨的老妈
HSK 1 00:02
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毕竟还有一个

“After all, he has a hardworking, down-to-earth, and selfless mother.”

“After all, he has a hardworking, down-to-earth, and selfless mother.”

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这个对孩子的成长

“That's great for the child's development in the future.”

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