淡泊明志

dàn bó míng zhì

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

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Child Words of 淡泊明志

• 志 志 zhì: aspiration
• 明 明 míng: bright
• 明志 明志 míng zhì: to demonstrate one's sincere convictions
• 泊 泊 bó: to anchor
• 泊 泊 pō: lake
• 淡泊 淡泊 dàn bó: living a simple life
• 淡 淡 dàn: insipid