简
单

Simple in Chinese: 简单 (jiǎn dān)

jiǎn dān

simple

HSK 3Traditional: 簡單2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1simple
  2. 2not complicated

Stroke order

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简
单

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ㄐㄧㄢˇ

jiǎn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄉㄢ

dān

ㄉ/ dㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

简单

Simplified

簡單

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这很简单。

    zhè hěn jiǎn dān。

    It is very simple.

  • 那太简单了。

    nà tài jiǎn dān le。

    That's too easy.

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Related words

单

dān

bill

菜单

cài dān

menu

孤单

gū dān

lone

单纯

dān chún

simple

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)

简历

jiǎn lì

curriculum vitae (CV)

简直

jiǎn zhí

simply

名单

míng dān

list of names

单一

dān yī

single

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