fǎn
guī
zhēn

idiom
literary

Meaning of 返璞归真

返璞归真 means to discard external adornment and return to one's original unsophisticated state; to return to simplicity. Pronounced fǎn pú guī zhēn.

  • to discard external adornment and return to one's original unsophisticated state; to return to simplicity

Definitions & Examples

Jīng
guò
duō
nián
de
chéng
shì
shēng
huó
 
jué
dìng
fǎn
guī
zhēn
 
huí
dào
xiāng
cūn
nóng
 

After years of city life, he decided to return to simplicity and went back to the countryside to farm.

Zhè
wèi
shù
jiā
wǎn
nián
fǎn
guī
zhēn
 
zuò
pǐn
yuè
lái
yuè
jiǎn
jié
 

In his later years, this artist returned to simplicity, and his works became increasingly concise and plain.

Xiàn
dài
rén
zhuī
qiú
fǎn
guī
zhēn
de
shēng
huó
fāng
shì
 
jué
guò
xiāo
fèi
 

Modern people pursue a lifestyle of returning to simplicity and reject excessive consumption.

Zhēn
zhèng
de
fǎn
guī
zhēn
shì
xíng
shì
de
jiǎn
lòu
 
ér
shì
xīn
líng
de
chún
jìng
 

True return to simplicity is not about crude forms, but about the purity of the soul.