mộc mạc
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Simple; plain; unadorned: Describes something that is natural, without decoration, artifice, or sophistication. It often implies a positive, honest quality.
- Unsophisticated; artless: Refers to a manner, style, or character that is genuine and unaffected.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Phong cách sống của bà ấy rất mộc mạc. (Her lifestyle is very simple and plain.)
- Anh ấy ăn nói một cách mộc mạc và chân thành. (He speaks in a simple and sincere manner.)
- Căn nhà được trang trí mộc mạc bằng đồ gỗ tự nhiên. (The house was decorated simply with natural wood furniture.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often carries a connotation of rustic charm, honesty, and purity. It is frequently used to praise someone's character, speech, or aesthetic style for being genuine and free from pretense.
- Vẻ đẹp mộc mạc của làng quê Việt Nam. (The simple beauty of the Vietnamese countryside.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chất phác (adj): rustic, simple, and honest. A close synonym often used together with .
- Con người nơi đây chất phác và mộc mạc. (The people here are honest and simple.)
Synonyms
- Simple: basic, plain, not complicated.
- Plain: not decorated or elaborate.
- Unadorned: not embellished or decorated.
- Artless: without guile or deception; natural.
- Rustic: having a simplicity and charm associated with the countryside.
Related Idioms
- While itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is a key concept in phrases describing rustic simplicity.
- Sống một cuộc sống mộc mạc, bình dị. (To live a simple, ordinary life.)
adj
- simple; natural
- ăn nói mộc mạcto speak with simplicity