return to one's original nature; return to innocence
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to return to one's original nature; to regain natural simplicity; to strip away artifice and return to authenticity
literaryA variant of 返璞归真 with identical meaning. Often used to describe a return to simple, natural living after experiencing complexity or sophistication.
Tā他
zài在
shān山
lǐ里
yǐn隐
jū居
duō多
nián年
，
zhuī追
qiú求
de的
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
guī归
zhēn真
fǎn返
pú璞
de的
shēng生
huó活
。
He lived in seclusion in the mountains for years, pursuing a life of returning to simplicity and nature.
Zhè这
wèi位
huà画
jiā家
de的
wǎn晚
nián年
zuò作
pǐn品
guī归
zhēn真
fǎn返
pú璞
，
yòng用
sè色
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
jiǎn简
。
The painter's later works returned to simplicity, with increasingly restrained use of color.
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Xiàn现
dài代
shè社
huì会
zhōng中
，
guī归
zhēn真
fǎn返
pú璞
chéng成
wéi为
yī一
zhǒng种
nán难
dé得
de的
rén人
shēng生
jìng境
jiè界
。
In modern society, returning to one's original nature has become a rare state of spiritual attainment.