艰苦朴素 in English jian1 ku3 pu3 su4 Meaning

Meanings

  • leading a plain, hardworking life (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

艰 苦 朴 素

Traditional Characters

艱 苦 樸 素

Pinyin

jian1 ku3 pu3 su4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

艰jian1difficult 苦ku3bitter 朴pu3surname Piao 素su4raw silk