木讷

木訥
mùnè
  1. wooden and slow of speech
  2. slow-speeched
  3. inarticulate
  4. unsophisticated

CEDICT

  1. (literary, of a person) honest but inarticulate
  2. honest but inarticulate

Wiktionary

质朴迟钝，没有口才。

重編國語辭典

质朴迟钝，没有口才

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 木 mù
  1. (bound form) tree
  2. (bound form) wood
  3. unresponsive; numb; wooden
2 讷 nè
  1. to speak slowly
  2. inarticulate

Containing this entry

刚毅木讷 gāngyìmùnè resolute and taciturn (idiom)
木讷寡言 mùnèguǎyán honest and unaffected but not talkative (idiom)
木讷老人 mùnèlǎorén
  1. ungraduated ruler
  2. straight edge

Related entries

口讷 kǒunè (literary) inarticulate
嘴笨 zuǐbèn inarticulate
讷 nè
  1. to speak slowly
  2. inarticulate
口齿不清 kǒuchǐbùqīng
  1. to lisp
  2. unclear articulation
  3. inarticulate
笨嘴笨舌 bènzuǐbènshé
  1. clumsy in speaking
  2. awkward
  3. inarticulate
词不达意 cíbùdáyì
  1. words do not convey the meaning
  2. poorly expressed
  3. senseless
  4. inarticulate
断断续续 duànduànxùxù
  1. intermittent
  2. off and on
  3. discontinuous
  4. stop-go
  5. stammering
  6. disjointed
  7. inarticulate
雨斷斷續續地下了一整天。

It rained on and off all day.

Source: Tatoeba

土里土气 tǔlǐtǔqì
  1. unsophisticated
  2. rustic
  3. uncouth
不谙世故 bùānshìgù
  1. unworldly
  2. unsophisticated
淳朴 chúnpǔ
  1. simple and honest
  2. unsophisticated
  3. guileless
浑厚 húnhòu
  1. simple and honest
  2. unsophisticated
  3. (music etc) deep and resounding
「我認為提姆霍頓斯咖啡館和星巴克咖啡館的菜單上應該有藍莓冰茶。」「這主意太棒了！藍莓冰茶正好趕上了水果茶的潮流。水果茶甜味中略帶酸味。提姆霍頓斯可以利用已有的渾厚冰茶基礎，而星巴克可以很容易地將藍莓冰茶融入他們的搖勻冰茶和清涼飲料系列中。」

"I think that Tim Hortons café and Starbucks café should have blueberry iced tea on their menu." "That's a refreshing idea! A blueberry iced tea would fit perfectly with the trend of fruit-infused teas that balance sweetness with a bit of tartness. Tim Hortons already has a strong iced tea base they could use, while Starbucks could easily fold it into their lineup of shaken iced teas and refreshers."

Source: Tatoeba

单纯 dānchún
  1. simple
  2. pure
  3. unsophisticated
  4. merely
  5. purely
留西雅是一個很單純的姑娘。

Lucia is a simple kind of girl.

Source: Tatoeba

土气 tǔqì
  1. rustic
  2. uncouth
  3. unsophisticated
土头土脑 tǔtóutǔnǎo
  1. rustic
  2. uncouth
  3. unsophisticated
粗陋 cūlòu
  1. crude
  2. coarse
  3. unsophisticated
  4. shallow
素朴 sùpǔ
  1. simple
  2. unadorned
  3. unsophisticated
  4. naive
乡气 xiāngqì
  1. rustic
  2. uncouth
  3. unsophisticated
涉世未深 shèshìwèishēn
  1. unpracticed
  2. inexperienced
  3. naive
  4. unsophisticated
质朴 zhìpǔ
  1. simple
  2. plain
  3. unadorned
  4. unaffected
  5. unsophisticated
  6. rustic
  7. earthy
大自然的真实和质朴往往是值得注意的艺术中最重要的基石。

The truth and simplicity of nature is always the most important foundation of noteworthy art.

Source: Tatoeba

土 tǔ
  1. earth
  2. dust
  3. clay
  4. local
  5. indigenous
  6. crude opium
  7. unsophisticated
  8. one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 bāyīn
今天下这么大的雨，土松着呢。

It is still raining a lot today, and the soil is being broken up.

Source: Tatoeba