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What does 朴素 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

朴素 pǔsù

plain; simple; unadorned

It can also mean

  • frugal

Its characters

  1. 朴 pǔ plain
  2. 素 sù plain

In a sentence

她今天穿得很朴素。 She is dressed very plainly today.

在沙漠边缘,人们还常用一种朴素的办法:把麦草插进沙中,排成一米见方的格子,叫“草方格”。

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