简陋

简陋 jiǎnlòu

Crude (simple)

简陋 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體簡陋 jianlou

What 简陋 means

Crude (simple)

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Character by character

简陋 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

简

jiǎn

Simple

陋

lòu

Ugly (bad habit)

Words that share a character with 简陋

How to write 简陋

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简陋 in a sentence

房子虽然简陋，却很干净。

Fángzi suīrán jiǎnlòu, què hěn gānjìng.

The house is crude but very clean.

他们在简陋的条件下完成了研究。

Tāmen zài jiǎnlòu de tiáojiàn xià wánchéng le yánjiū.

They completed the research under primitive conditions.

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Questions about 简陋

What does 简陋 mean in English?

简陋 is pronounced jiǎnlòu and means Crude (simple).

How do you pronounce 简陋?

简陋 is jiǎnlòu in pinyin — written jianlou without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 简陋?

简陋 is written with 2 characters: 简 (jiǎn) Simple, 陋 (lòu) Ugly (bad habit). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 简陋 written in traditional Chinese?

簡陋. The simplified form 简陋 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 簡陋 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced jiǎnlòu.

Is 简陋 an HSK word?

Yes — 简陋 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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