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简直

jiǎnzhí
adverbHSK 3

“Simply” in Chinese is 简直 (jiǎnzhí).

Meaning

  • simply; really

Example

这天气热死人了，简直就不愿出门。

The weather is so hot, I just don't want to go out.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

jiǎnHSK 313 strokessimplezhíHSK 28 strokesZhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God

More HSK 3 words

管理guǎnlǐto superviseHSK 3退休tuìxiūto retire (from the workforce); to go into retirementHSK 3需求xūqiúrequirementHSK 3必要bìyàonecessaryHSK 3凉水liángshuǐcool waterHSK 3把握bǎwòto grasp (also fig.)HSK 3制定zhìdìngto draw up; to formulateHSK 3支付zhīfùto pay (money)HSK 3称为chēngwéito be called; to be known as; to call it "..."HSK 3完美wánměiperfectHSK 3

Not to be confused with: 兼职 (jiānzhí, to hold concurrent posts)