简单

简单 jiǎndān

简单 jiǎndān Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 简单 jiǎndān .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiǎndān | jian3 dan1
English translation
simple
not complicated

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About 简单 jiǎndān

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Traditional form

簡單

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 简单 jiǎndān

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 简单 jiǎndān .

jiǎn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of jiǎn . Phonosemantic compound. zhú represents the meaning and jiān represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "bamboo strips for writing", which is unrelated to the modern meaning.

Phonetic compound

jiān

Semantic compound

zhú

Positional decomposition

⺮间

Number of Strokes

13
Shàn

Explanation

Simplified form of dān . Pictograph of a hunting or military trap constructed from two rocks and a net. The current meaning "single" is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

ha

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 简单 jiǎndān

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zhè dào kān 起来 qǐlai hěn 简单 jiǎndān , dàn dāng yāo Xiè shí jiù huì 发现 fāxiàn 确实 quèshí shì dào 难题 nán tí ...

The problem looks simple enough, but when you come to try and solve it you'll find it's a real teaser.

de 意见 yìjiàn hěn 简单 jiǎndān ,只有 zhǐyǒu 两点, ” tiǎn tiǎn 嘴唇 zuǐchún .

" I have two simple suggestions to make. " He moistened his lips.

这里 zhè lǐ yǒu dào hěn 简单 jiǎndān de 关于 guānyú suàn Qián 的智力测验 cèyàn .

Here is a very simple puzzle about money.

技术性 jì shù xìng 语言 yǔyán 必须 bìxū bèi jiān shì Chéng 简单 jiǎndān de 词句 cí jù .

Technical language needs to be translated into simpler terms.

zài xià jiē Zhōng ,我们 wǒmen gěi chū lìng zhǒng ( jiào 简单 jiǎndān de ) 利用 lìyòng xié Qiáng de 表述 biǎo shù .

In the next section we present another formulation ( simpler ) in terms of stresses.

简单 jiǎndān Decomposition

See the 7 Chinese characters that make up 简单 jiǎndān and their own compounds.

简单 jiǎndān Compounds

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