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淡泊明志

dànbómíngzhì

living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)

Character Breakdown

淡
dàn
watery, dilute; insipid, tasteless
HSK 5
泊
pō
to anchor; to moor
HSK 6
明
míng
bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
HSK 1
志
zhì
determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write
HSK 4

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