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艰苦朴素 — “Hard struggle and plain living”

艰苦朴素 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “hard struggle and plain living”. Simple and thrifty; arduous and frugal. Literally, “arduous and plain”.

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艰苦朴素 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 艰jiān
  • 苦kǔ
  • 朴pǔ
  • 素sù

艰苦朴素 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
艰
jiān8difficult and arduous
苦
kǔ9bitter, difficult, suffering
朴
pǔ6simple, plain, unadorned
素
sù10plain, simple, unadorned

Example Sentence with 艰苦朴素

她从小养成艰苦朴素的好习惯,从不铺张浪费。
She developed good habits of plain living and hard work from childhood, never being extravagant.

Idioms Related to 艰苦朴素

Synonyms of 艰苦朴素

  • jiān坚kǔ苦zhuó卓jué绝displaying extraordinary perseverance and resilience
  • jiān艰kǔ苦chuàng创yè业start an enterprise with arduous efforts

Antonyms of 艰苦朴素

  • qióng穷shē奢jí极chǐ侈live in extreme luxury and extravagance
  • pū铺zhāng张làng浪fèi费extravagant and wasteful

More idioms starting with 艰

  • jiān艰shēn深huì晦sè涩profound and obscure
  • jiān艰kǔ苦zhuó卓jué绝extremely arduous and tenacious
  • jiān艰kǔ苦fèn奋dòu斗struggle arduously
  • jiān艰nán难kùn困kǔ苦severe hardships and difficulties
  • jiān艰nán难qū曲zhé折arduous and tortuous
  • jiān艰nán难yù玉chéng成achieve success through hardship
  • jiān艰nán难jié竭jué蹶struggle in extreme poverty
  • jiān艰nán难xiǎn险zǔ阻arduous difficulties and perilous obstacles
  • jiān艰shí食xiān鲜shí食grains and fresh delicacies

Questions about 艰苦朴素

What does 艰苦朴素 mean?
艰苦朴素 (jiān kǔ pǔ sù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “hard struggle and plain living”.
How do you pronounce 艰苦朴素?
艰苦朴素 is pronounced jiān kǔ pǔ sù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 艰苦朴素 literally mean?
Literally, 艰苦朴素 means “arduous and plain”. It is used to mean “hard struggle and plain living”.
What is the Chinese definition of 艰苦朴素?
指吃苦耐劳、勤俭节约的作风。
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