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<h1>Expressing "simply" with "jianzhi"</h1>

<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>

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 <div class="contents"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1 Used as "simply" </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1.1 Basic structure </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1.2 Examples </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2 Used as "basically" </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2.1 Structure </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2.2 Examples </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">3 See also </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4 Sources and further reading </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4.1 Books</span></li>
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<h2>Used as "simply"</h2>

<h3>Basic structure</h3>

<div class="deux">Subj. + 简直 + Predicate
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<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 简直 是 个 魔鬼 ！
He is simply a monster! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 唱歌 简直 难听 死了 ！
His singing is simply awful! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">你 男 朋友 简直 太 帅 了 ！
Your boyfriend is simply so handsome! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">我 简直 不 明白 他 为什么 这么 傻 ！
I just don't understand why he's so stupid. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">我 简直 不 知道 怎么 教 这样 的 学生 ！
I just don't know how I should teach such kind of students.</span><br/></li>
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<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. Check out the following examples:</p>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">她 简直 漂亮 ！ </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">她 简直 很 漂亮 ！ </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">她 简直 太 漂亮 了 ！ </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">她 简直 漂亮 极 了 !</span><br/></li>
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<h2>Used as "basically"</h2>

<h3>Structure</h3>

<div class="deux">Subj. + 简直 + 是(在) + Predicate</div>

<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 简直 是 骗 人 。
He's just lying to you. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他们 简直 就是 在 抄 我们 的 创意 。
They are basically stealing our creativity.</span><br/></li>
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<h3>See also</h3>

<h3>Sources and further reading</h3>

<h4>Books</h4>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Boya Chinese Upper Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语中级冲刺篇) (pp. 115) →buy </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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) [ →buy] </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4) (pp. 225) →buy</span><br/></li>
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