古朴 (古樸)
gǔ pǔ
Pinyin

Definition

古朴 (古樸)
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gǔ pǔ
  1. simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

古
Gǔ
  1. 1 surname Gu
古代
gǔ dài
  1. 1 ancient times
  2. 2 olden times
复古
fù gǔ
  1. 1 to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration)
  2. 2 to turn back the clock
  3. 3 neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文
  4. 4 retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s)
上古
shàng gǔ
  1. 1 the distant past
  2. 2 ancient times
  3. 3 antiquity
  4. 4 early historical times
亘古
gèn gǔ
  1. 1 throughout time
  2. 2 from ancient times (up to the present)

Idioms (20)

一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn
  1. 1 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
  2. 2 unalterable
  3. 3 unvarying
  4. 4 monotonous
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
  1. 1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
  1. 1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
前不见古人，后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
  1. 1 unique
  2. 2 unprecedented (idiom)

Sample Sentences

哈哈，也没见你盯着你太太看那么久过，哈哈。不过经你这么一解说，你这件作品的确还挺耐看的，很古朴、自然。
hāhā ，yě méi jiàn nǐ dīng zhe nǐ tàitai kàn nàme jiǔ guò ，hāhā 。bùguò Jīng nǐ zhème yī jiěshuō ，nǐ zhè jiàn zuòpǐn díquè hái tǐng nàikàn de ，hěn gǔpǔ 、zìrán 。
Ha ha! I’ve never even seen you stare at your wife for so long. Ha ha! But after having listened to your explanation, your artwork is really worth a second look. It’s very simple and natural.
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