艰苦朴素

Traditional (Taiwan): 艱苦樸素

jiānkǔpǔsù ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄆㄨˇ ㄙㄨˋ

    • leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

Antonyms 反义词

Telling them apart

艰苦朴素 stresses a hard-working, simple style and applies to both work and daily life. 勤俭节约 stresses saving and not wasting, and applies mainly to daily life.

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