淡泊明志 dàn bó míng zhì

living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
淡 dàn HSK 5
light in color; tasteless; diluted
泊 bó HSK 6
lake; Taiwan pr. bó; to moor
明 míng HSK 1
bright; (of meaning) clear; to understand
志 zhì HSK 4
aspiration; ambition; the will