简单 簡單
简单 簡單 jiǎn dān ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄢ gaan2 daan1 HSK 3 基礎級 · Level 2
- simple; not complicated
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简 簡
- 简介 簡介 jiǎn jiè ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ gaan2 gaai3 summary
- 简便 簡便 jiǎn biàn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ gaan2 bin6 simple and convenient
- 简化 簡化 jiǎn huà ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ gaan2 faa3 to simplify
- 简易 簡易 jiǎn yì ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ gaan2 ji6 simple and easy
- 简历 簡歷 jiǎn lì ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧˋ gaan2 lik6 curriculum vitae (CV)
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- 简洁 簡潔 jiǎn jié ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gaan2 git3 concise
- 简直 簡直 jiǎn zhí ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓˊ gaan2 zik6 simply; really
- 简短 簡短 jiǎn duǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ gaan2 dyun2 brief (statement, summary etc)
- 简称 簡稱 jiǎn chēng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄥ gaan2 cing1 to be abbreviated to
- 简要 簡要 jiǎn yào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄠˋ gaan2 jiu3 concise
- 简陋 簡陋 jiǎn lòu ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄡˋ gaan2 lau6 simple and crude
- 简体 簡體 jiǎn tǐ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧˇ gaan2 tai2 simplified form of Chinese characters, as opposed to traditional form 繁体
- 精简 精簡 jīng jiǎn ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ zing1 gaan2 to simplify
- 简体字 簡體字 jiǎn tǐ zì ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧˇ ㄗˋ gaan2 tai2 zi6 simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字
- 二简 二簡 Èr jiǎn ㄦˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ji6 gaan2 Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (abbr. for 第二次汉字简化方案)
- 从简 從簡 cóng jiǎn ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ cung4 gaan2 to adopt a simplified approach; to keep things simple
- 书简 書簡 shū jiǎn ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧㄢˇ syu1 gaan2 (literary) letter
- 汉简 漢簡 Hàn jiǎn ㄏㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ hon3 gaan2 bamboo slip used for record keeping during the Han Dynasty
- 短简 短簡 duǎn jiǎn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˇ dyun2 gaan2 brief
- 竹简 竹簡 zhú jiǎn ㄓㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ zuk1 gaan2 bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times)
单 單
- 传单 傳單 chuán dān ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄉㄢ cyun4 daan1 leaflet; flier; pamphlet
- 名单 名單 míng dān ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢ ming4 daan1 list of names
- 单一 單一 dān yī ㄉㄢ ㄧ daan1 jat1 single
- 单位 單位 dān wèi ㄉㄢ ㄨㄟˋ daan1 wai2 unit (of measure)
- 单价 單價 dān jià ㄉㄢ ㄐㄧㄚˋ daan1 gaa3 unit price
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- 单元 單元 dān yuán ㄉㄢ ㄩㄢˊ daan1 jyun4 unit (forming an entity)
- 单子 單子 dān zi ㄉㄢ ˙ㄗ daan1 zi2 list of items
- 单打 單打 dān dǎ ㄉㄢ ㄉㄚˇ daan1 daa2 singles (in sports)
- 单据 單據 dān jù ㄉㄢ ㄐㄩˋ daan1 geoi3 receipts
- 单独 單獨 dān dú ㄉㄢ ㄉㄨˊ daan1 duk6 alone
- 单纯 單純 dān chún ㄉㄢ ㄔㄨㄣˊ daan1 seon4 simple
- 单薄 單薄 dān bó ㄉㄢ ㄅㄛˊ daan1 bok6 weak
- 单亲 單親 dān qīn ㄉㄢ ㄑㄧㄣ daan1 can1 single parent
- 单调 單調 dān diào ㄉㄢ ㄉㄧㄠˋ daan1 diu6 monotonous
- 单身 單身 dān shēn ㄉㄢ ㄕㄣ daan1 san1 unmarried; single
- 单边 單邊 dān biān ㄉㄢ ㄅㄧㄢ daan1 bin1 unilateral
- 孤单 孤單 gū dān ㄍㄨ ㄉㄢ gu1 daan1 lone
- 帐单 帳單 zhàng dān ㄓㄤˋ ㄉㄢ zoeng3 daan1 variant of 账单
- 床单 床單 chuáng dān ㄔㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄢ cong4 daan1 bed sheet
- 清单 清單 qīng dān ㄑㄧㄥ ㄉㄢ cing1 daan1 list of items
Idioms with these characters
- 简明扼要 簡明扼要 jiǎn míng è yào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄜˋ ㄧㄠˋ gaan2 ming4 aak1 jiu3 brief and to the point (idiom)
- 言简意赅 言簡意賅 yán jiǎn yì gāi ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ ㄍㄞ jin4 gaan2 ji3 goi1 concise and comprehensive (idiom)
- 因陋就简 因陋就簡 yīn lòu jiù jiǎn ㄧㄣ ㄌㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ jan1 lau6 zau6 gaan2 crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can
- 单打独斗 單打獨鬥 dān dǎ dú dòu ㄉㄢ ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄡˋ daan1 daa2 duk6 dau3 to fight alone (idiom)
- 单刀赴会 單刀赴會 dān dāo fù huì ㄉㄢ ㄉㄠ ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ daan1 dou1 fu6 wui6 lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)
- 单刀直入 單刀直入 dān dāo zhí rù ㄉㄢ ㄉㄠ ㄓˊ ㄖㄨˋ daan1 dou1 zik6 jap6 (idiom) to get straight to the point
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- 单调乏味 單調乏味 dān diào fá wèi ㄉㄢ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄨㄟˋ daan1 diu6 fat6 mei6 monotonous
- 单枪匹马 單槍匹馬 dān qiāng pǐ mǎ ㄉㄢ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄆㄧˇ ㄇㄚˇ daan1 coeng1 pat1 maa5 lit. single spear and horse (idiom)
- 单人匹马 單人匹馬 dān rén pǐ mǎ ㄉㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄆㄧˇ ㄇㄚˇ daan1 jan4 pat1 maa5 single-handedly (idiom)
- 祸不单行 禍不單行 huò bù dān xíng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ wo6 bat1 daan1 hang4 misfortune does not come singly (idiom)
- 势单力薄 勢單力薄 shì dān lì bó ㄕˋ ㄉㄢ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄛˊ sai3 daan1 lik6 bok6 (idiom) lacking strength and support
- 形单影只 形單影隻 xíng dān yǐng zhī ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢ ㄧㄥˇ ㄓ jing4 daan1 jing2 zek3 (idiom) lonely soul; solitary
- 衣单食薄 衣單食薄 yī dān shí bó ㄧ ㄉㄢ ㄕˊ ㄅㄛˊ ji1 daan1 sik6 bok6 thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty
Example sentences
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简单 簡單 ！
Easy!
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这 這 很 简单 簡單 。
It is very simple.
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十分 简单 簡單 。
It's pretty simple.
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说 說 得 简单 簡單 。
Speaking is easy.
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游泳 很 简单 簡單 。
It is easy to swim.
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