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<p>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.</p>
<h2 id="using-简直-to-modify-verbs">Using 简直 to modify verbs</h2>
<h3 id="basic-structure">Basic structure</h3>
<div class="jiegou">
<p>Subj. + 简直 + Verb</p>
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<h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>你 <em>简直</em> 不 是 人。<span class="trans">You simply aren't a
person.</span></li>
<li>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></li>
<li>我 <em>简直</em> 不敢 相信！<span class="trans">I simply can't bring
myself to believe it.</span></li>
<li>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></li>
</ul>
</div>
<p>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."</p>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>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></li>
<li>他 <em>简直</em> 是 在 骗 你。<span class="trans">He's just lying to
you.</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h3 id="complex-structure">Complex structure</h3>
<div class="jiegou">
<p>Subj. + (Obj.) + Verb + 得 + 简直 + Adj.</p>
</div>
<h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>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></li>
<li>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></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="using-简直-to-modify-adjectives">Using 简直 to modify
adjectives</h2>
<h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
<div class="jiegou">
<p>Subj. + 简直 + Adj.</p>
</div>
<h3 id="examples-2">Examples</h3>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>你 的 男 朋友 <em>简直</em>（是）太 帅 了!<span class="trans">Your boyfriend
is just so handsome!</span></li>
<li>他 的 考试 成绩 <em>简直</em> 好极 了！<span class="trans">His test grades
are simply fantastic!</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<p>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 <a href=
"Expressing_&quot;excessively&quot;_with_&quot;tai&quot;" title=
"wikilink">太</a>, <a href=
"Simple_&quot;noun_+_Adj.&quot;_sentences" title="wikilink">很</a>
and <a href="Positive_adjectives_with_&quot;-ji_le&quot;" title=
"wikilink">极了</a> can be used, as in the following examples:</p>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>她 <em>简直</em> 漂亮！</li>
<li>她 很 漂亮！</li>
<li>她 <em>简直</em> 太 漂亮 了！</li>
<li>她 <em>简直</em> 漂亮 极 了!</li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further
reading</h2>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href=
"Boya_Chinese_Upper_Intermediate_1_(%E5%8D%9A%E9%9B%85%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7%E5%86%B2%E5%88%BA%E7%AF%87)"
title="wikilink">Boya Chinese Upper Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语中级冲刺篇)</a>
(pp. 115) <a href=
"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301075316/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=7301075316">
→buy</a></li>
<li><a href=
"Chinese_Grammar_-_Broken_down_into_100_items_-_Basic_and_Intermediate_Levels_(%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95%E7%99%BE%E9%A1%B9%E8%AE%B2%E7%BB%83_-_%E5%88%9D%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7)"
title="wikilink">Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items -
Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级)</a> (pp. 134-6)
<a href=
"http://www.amazon.cn/gp/product/B004WA6JSQ/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-23&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=536&amp;creative=3132&amp;creativeASIN=B004WA6JSQ">
→buy</a></li>
<li><a href=
"New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_4_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC4)"
title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4)</a> (pp.
225) <a href=
"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561913192/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=7561913192">
→buy</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="Category:_B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category:
B2 grammar points</a></p>
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