艰苦朴素 jiān kǔ pǔ sù

DEFINITIONS

  1. leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)

CHARACTERS

艰 jiān
HSK 5
difficult, hard; distressing
苦 kǔ
HSK 4
bitter; hardship, suffering
朴 pǔ
HSK 6
simple, unadorned; sincere; surname; a tree
素 sù
HSK 5
white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally