单
纯

Simple in Chinese: 单纯 (dān chún)

dān chún

simple

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 單純1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1simple
  2. 2pure
  3. 3unsophisticated
  4. 4merely
  5. 5purely

Stroke order

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单
纯

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ㄉㄢ

dān

ㄉ/ dㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄔㄨㄣˊ

chún

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

单纯

Simplified

單純

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这个孩子的想法很单纯。

    zhè ge hái zi de xiǎng fǎ hěn dān chún。

    This child's thoughts are very simple and innocent.

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Related words

纯

chún

pure

单

dān

bill

菜单

cài dān

menu

简单

jiǎn dān

simple

孤单

gū dān

lone

单调

dān diào

monotonous

单独

dān dú

alone

单位

dān wèi

unit (of measure)

单元

dān yuán

unit (forming an entity)

名单

míng dān

list of names

单一

dān yī

single

单打

dān dǎ

singles (in sports)

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