Simple in Chinese
simple · HSK 3
简单
- 简 simple
- 单 single
这道题很简单。 This question is very easy.
Other ways to say simple
More words with 简 or 单
How do you say simple in Chinese?
Simple in Chinese is 简单 (jiǎn dān). You can also say 单纯 (dān chún), 朴素 (pǔ sù), 浅 (qiǎn), 纯 (chún).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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Meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Chinese often has more than one way to say a word.