朴素

• Pinyin: pǔ sù
• Desglose de hanzi: 朴 = 木 + 卜 (wood + divination — uncarved, natural state); 素 = 糸 + 十 + 目 (silk thread components — undyed silk → plain/original)

Significado

Sencillo; sobrio; sin lujos.

Emphasises material simplicity and modest living rather than inner sincerity (cf. 朴实). 生活朴素 = living simply; 衣着朴素 = simply/plainly dressed; 朴素的情感 = simple, unaffected feelings. Positive in Chinese cultural values — associated with thrift, humility, and groundedness.

Ejemplos

1. 尽管身为知名学者，她的生活依然极为朴素，租住在校园附近的普通公寓里，骑自行车上下班。
2. 这位老将军一生戎马，退休后回到故乡过起了朴素的田园生活，粗茶淡饭、耕读为乐。
3. 艺术馆的整体设计风格朴素大方，刻意避免任何装饰性的过度铺陈，让展品本身成为空间的唯一主角。

Guía de uso

Contexto: lifestyle, appearance, values, design, character

Tono: positive

Correcto

• 国家领导层多次强调，党政干部应当保持朴素的生活作风，自觉抵制奢靡之风，以身作则地维护党的廉洁形象。(The national leadership has repeatedly emphasised that Party and government officials should maintain a simple lifestyle and consciously resist extravagance, leading by example in upholding the Party's image of clean governance.)
• 这个建筑设计团队秉持朴素而克制的美学理念，摒弃一切冗余的装饰元素，以空间比例与自然采光作为核心设计语言。(This architectural design team adheres to a simple and restrained aesthetic philosophy, discarding all redundant decorative elements and using spatial proportion and natural lighting as the core design language.)

Incorrecto

• 朴素 focuses on material simplicity and modest living — 朴实 emphasises sincerity of character; do not use 朴素 to describe a person's inner character (use 朴实 instead); 简朴 is a near-synonym emphasising frugality, often in lifestyle contexts

Origen e historia

朴 (plain, uncarved — 木 wood + 卜 → natural state of wood) + 素 (plain, white, original — 糸 silk thread + 十 + 目 → undyed silk → original/simple)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal