ChineseGrammarWiki/Programmes/B2.old/Grammar-wiki-B2-28.txt

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简直 (jiǎnzhí) is similar to "simply" or "completely" in English, and can be used to modify adjectives or verbs, adding a tone of amazement on the part of the speaker. 

==Using 简直 to modify verbs==

===Basic structure===

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Subj. + 简直 + Verb

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===Examples===

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* 你 <em>简直</em> 不 是 人。<span class="trans">You simply aren't a person.</span>
* 你 的 房间 <em>简直</em> 像 一 个 战场，快点 收拾 收拾!<span class="trans">Your room looks like a complete war zone. Hurry up and clean it!</span>
* 我 <em>简直</em> 不敢 相信！<span class="trans">I simply can't bring myself to believe it.</span>
* 我 <em>简直</em> 不 知道 该 怎么 说服 你。<span class="trans">I just don't know how I should persuade you.</span>

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简直 is often used with "就是在 + verb" or "是在 + verb" structure. In English we might say: "He's simply lying to you."

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* 三星 的 智能 手机 <em>简直</em> 就是 在 模仿 iPhone。<span class="trans">The Samsung smartphones are just a copy of the iPhone.</span>
* 他 <em>简直</em> 是 在 骗 你。<span class="trans">He's just lying to you.</span>

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===Complex structure===

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Subj. + (Obj.) + Verb + 得 + 简直 + Adj.

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===Examples===

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* 他 普通话 说 得 <em>简直</em> 比 中国人 还 标准！<span class="trans">He simply speaks Mandarin more correctly than Chinese people!</span>
* 中国 的 高速 铁路 修建 得 <em>简直</em> 太 快 了!<span class="trans">China's elevated railroad was simply built really fast!</span>

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==Using 简直 to modify adjectives==

===Structure===

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Subj. + 简直 + Adj.

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===Examples===

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* 你 的 男 朋友 <em>简直</em>（是）太 帅 了!<span class="trans">Your boyfriend is just so handsome!</span>
* 他 的 考试 成绩 <em>简直</em> 好极 了！<span class="trans">His test grades are simply fantastic!</span>

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However, although it is possible in English to  say something is "simply beautiful,"  in Chinese, 简直 cannot be followed directly by an unmodified adjective. Modifiers like [[Expressing "excessively" with "tai"|太]],  [[Simple "noun + Adj." sentences|很]] and [[Positive adjectives with "-ji le"|极了]] can be used, as in the following examples:

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<ul>
<li class="x">她  <em>简直</em> 漂亮！</li>
<li class="o">她  <em></em> 很 漂亮！</li>
<li class="o">她  <em>简直</em> 太 漂亮 了！</li>
<li class="o">她  <em>简直</em> 漂亮 极 了!</li>
</ul>
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==See also==

== Sources and further reading ==

=== Books ===

* [[Boya Chinese Upper Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语中级冲刺篇) ]] (pp. 115) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301075316/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7301075316 →buy] 
* [[Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级)]] (pp. 134-6) [http://www.amazon.cn/gp/product/B004WA6JSQ/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B004WA6JSQ  →buy] 
* [[New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4)]] (pp. 225) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561913192/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561913192 →buy]

[[Category: B2 grammar points]]
{{Basic Grammar|简直|B2|简直⋯⋯|她 感动 得 <em>简直</em> 要 哭 出来 了 。|grammar point|ASG8OLAE}}
{{POS|Adverbs}}
{{Used for| Expressing quality}}
{{Used for|Expressing attitude}}
{{Translation|just}}