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  • 1

    adj.simple; uncomplicated; plain; simplicity

    • wǒ tí chū de lùn diǎn hěn jiǎn dān

      提出论点简单

      The point I am making is a very simple one.

    • wǒ tí chū de wèn tí hěn jiǎn dān

      提出问题简单

      The question I am raising is a very simple one.

    • zhè ge gōng zuò hěn jiǎn dān shuí dōu huì zuò

      这个工作简单

      This job is so easy that everyone can do it.

    • zhè zhǒng jī qì bǐ jiào jiǎn dān

      这种机器比较简单

      This type of machine is simply constructed.

  • 2

    adj.(often used in the negative) (of experience, ability, etc.) commonplace; ordinary

    • lǐ duì zhǎng kě zhēn bù jiǎn dān

      队长简单

      Team leader Li is no ordinary person.

    • tā jīng tōng sì mén wài yǔ zhēn bù jiǎn dān

      精通外语简单

      She's a marvel to have mastered four foreign languages.

    • nǐ fàng qì gōng zuò bān dào dì qiú de lìng yī duān kě zhēn bù jiǎn dān

      放弃工作地球简单

      It's a big step giving up your job and moving halfway across the world.

  • 3

    adj.casual; oversimplified; careless

    • bù néng yòng jiǎn dān de fāng fǎ qù jiě jué zhè ge wèn tí

      不能简单方法解决这个问题

      This matter cannot be settled in a summary fashion.

    • tā de zuò wén wǒ zhǐ shì jiǎn dān de kàn le kàn

      作文只是简单

      I only skimmed through his composition.

Word usage

  • "简单" can be reduplicated, for example: "简简单单".
    • 只是希望生活

      I just wish life were that simple.