艱苦樸素 jiān kǔ pǔ sù

leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
艱 jiān
difficult; hard; hardship
苦 kǔ HSK 4
bitter; to suffer; hardship
樸 pǔ
plain and simple; Taiwan pr. pú
素 sù HSK 5
plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); usually