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  1. <p>简直 (jiǎnzhí) is similar to &quot;simply&quot; or &quot;completely&quot; in English, and can be used to modify adjectives or verbs, adding a tone of amazement on the part of the speaker.</p>
  2. <h2 id="using-简直-to-modify-verbs">Using 简直 to modify verbs</h2>
  3. <h3 id="basic-structure">Basic structure</h3>
  4. <div class="jiegou">
  5. <p>Subj. + 简直 + Verb</p>
  6. </div>
  7. <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
  8. <div class="liju">
  9. <ul>
  10. <li>你 <em>简直</em> 不 是 人。<span class="trans">You simply aren't a person.</span></li>
  11. <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>
  12. <li>我 <em>简直</em> 不敢 相信!<span class="trans">I simply can't bring myself to believe it.</span></li>
  13. <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>
  14. </ul>
  15. </div>
  16. <p>简直 is often used with &quot;就是在 + verb&quot; or &quot;是在 + verb&quot; structure. In English we might say: &quot;He's simply lying to you.&quot;</p>
  17. <div class="liju">
  18. <ul>
  19. <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>
  20. <li>他 <em>简直</em> 是 在 骗 你。<span class="trans">He's just lying to you.</span></li>
  21. </ul>
  22. </div>
  23. <h3 id="complex-structure">Complex structure</h3>
  24. <div class="jiegou">
  25. <p>Subj. + (Obj.) + Verb + 得 + 简直 + Adj.</p>
  26. </div>
  27. <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
  28. <div class="liju">
  29. <ul>
  30. <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>
  31. <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>
  32. </ul>
  33. </div>
  34. <h2 id="using-简直-to-modify-adjectives">Using 简直 to modify adjectives</h2>
  35. <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
  36. <div class="jiegou">
  37. <p>Subj. + 简直 + Adj.</p>
  38. </div>
  39. <h3 id="examples-2">Examples</h3>
  40. <div class="liju">
  41. <ul>
  42. <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>
  43. <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>
  44. </ul>
  45. </div>
  46. <p>However, although it is possible in English to say something is &quot;simply beautiful,&quot; 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>
  47. <div class="liju">
  48. <ul>
  49. <li>她 <em>简直</em> 漂亮!</li>
  50. <li>她 <em></em> 很 漂亮!</li>
  51. <li>她 <em>简直</em> 太 漂亮 了!</li>
  52. <li>她 <em>简直</em> 漂亮 极 了!</li>
  53. </ul>
  54. </div>
  55. <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
  56. <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
  57. <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
  58. <ul>
  59. <li><a href="Boya_Chinese_Upper_Intermediate_1_(博雅汉语中级冲刺篇)" 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>
  60. <li><a href="Chinese_Grammar_-_Broken_down_into_100_items_-_Basic_and_Intermediate_Levels_(汉语语法百项讲练_-_初中级)" 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>
  61. <li><a href="New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_4_(新实用汉语课本4)" 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>
  62. </ul>
  63. <p> </p>
  64. <p><a href="Category:_B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category: B2 grammar points</a></p>