艰苦朴素
jiān​kǔ​pǔ​sù

hard work and plain living

  • created sense approved 艰苦朴素/艱苦樸素 · jiān​kǔ​pǔ​sù · hard work and plain living — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    艰苦朴素 / 艱苦樸素

    jiān​kǔ​pǔ​sù

    hard work and plain living

    to be hardworking and live a simple, frugal life; characterizes a person who can endure hardship and avoids extravagance

    jiān​kǔ​pú​sù

    艰苦 (literal) → 艰苦/艱苦 · jiān​kǔ · arduous 朴素 (literal) → 朴素/樸素 · pǔ​sù · frugal

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense