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淡泊明志
dànbómíngzhì
1. living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)

Character Breakdown

淡
dàn
watery, dilute; insipid, tasteless
HSK 5 11 丶
泊
pō
to anchor; to moor
HSK 6 8 丶
明
míng
bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
HSK 1 8 丶
志
zhì
determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write
HSK 4 7 丶

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