返朴归真 — “To return to one's true, unadorned self”
返朴归真 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to return to one's true, unadorned self”. To revert to simplicity and purity; to shed artificiality and embrace one's natural state. Literally, “Return to simplicity and truth”.
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返朴归真 Pronunciation and Pinyin
返朴归真 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 返朴归真
经过多年的社会历练，他最终选择离开都市喧嚣，回到乡间过着返朴归真的生活。
After years of social experience, he ultimately chose to leave the hustle and bustle of the city and return to the countryside, living a simple and natural life.
Idioms Related to 返朴归真
More idioms starting with 返
- fǎn返bǔ哺zhī之ēn恩filial piety repaying parental kindness
- fǎn返bǔ哺zhī之sī私filial piety and repaying kindness
- fǎn返wǒ我chū初fú服Resign from office and return to seclusion
- fǎn返běn本cháo朝yuán元return to the origin
- fǎn返běn本huán还yuán元return to original nature or fundamental state
- fǎn返běn本huán还yuán原revert to original state or true nature
- fǎn返běn本huán还yuán源return to one's true nature or origin
- fǎn返pǔ朴huán还chún淳return to original simplicity and honesty
- fǎn返pǔ朴huán还zhēn真return to original simplicity and true nature
- fǎn返lái来fù复qù去go back and forth repeatedly
- fǎn返zhèng正bō拨luàn乱restore order from chaos
- fǎn返zhào照huí回guāng光turn inward for deep introspection
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What does 返朴归真 mean?
返朴归真 (fǎn pǔ guī zhēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to return to one's true, unadorned self”.
How do you pronounce 返朴归真?
返朴归真 is pronounced fǎn pǔ guī zhēn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 返朴归真 literally mean?
Literally, 返朴归真 means “Return to simplicity and truth”. It is used to mean “to return to one's true, unadorned self”.
What is the Chinese definition of 返朴归真?
归：返回；真：天然，自然。去掉外饰，还其本质。比喻回复原来的自然状态。