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爱素好古

爱素好古 — “To love simplicity and appreciate antiquity”

爱素好古 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to love simplicity and appreciate antiquity”. To prefer plainness and tradition, not following trends. Literally, “Love plainness and prefer antiquity”.

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爱素好古 Pronunciation and Pinyin

爱素好古 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
爱
ài10to love or cherish
素
sù10plain, simple, unadorned
好
hào6good, well, okay, very
古
gǔ5ancient times or classical poetry

Example Sentence with 爱素好古

她爱素好古,平日里穿着朴素,家具也多是老物件
She loves simplicity and appreciates antiquity, usually dressing plainly, and many of her furnishings are old items.

Idioms Related to 爱素好古

More idioms starting with 爱

  • ài爱bù不rěn忍shì释too fond to part with
  • ài爱bù不shì释shǒu手love something too much to part with it
  • ài爱zhī之yù欲qí其shēng生love someone so much you wish them to live
  • ài爱zhī之yù欲qí其shēng生,,è恶zhī之yù欲qí其sǐ死love to live, hate to die
  • ài爱ren人yǐ以dé德Love others with virtue and integrity
  • ài爱ren人lì利wù物cherish and benefit others
  • ài爱rén人hào好shì士cherish and value talented individuals
  • ài爱zé则jiā加zhū诸xī膝,,è恶zé则zhuì坠zhū诸yuān渊Love or hate dictates all actions
  • ài爱bié别lí离kǔ苦the pain of parting from loved ones
  • ài爱shì势tān贪cái财obsessed with power and greedy for money
  • ài爱bó博ér而qíng情bù不zhuān专love widely but not dedicated
  • ài爱kǒu口shí识xiū羞too shy to speak

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Questions about 爱素好古

What does 爱素好古 mean?

爱素好古 (ài sù hào gǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to love simplicity and appreciate antiquity”.

How do you pronounce 爱素好古?

爱素好古 is pronounced ài sù hào gǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 爱素好古 literally mean?

Literally, 爱素好古 means “Love plainness and prefer antiquity”. It is used to mean “to love simplicity and appreciate antiquity”.

What is the Chinese definition of 爱素好古?

指爱好朴质,不趋时尚。

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