简单 (jiǎndān) means Simple (uncomplicated). Below are 24 of the 28 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他做的菜很 简单 ,但是很好吃。
Tā zuò de cài hěn jiǎndān, dànshì hěn hǎochī.
The food he cooks is simple but delicious.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 简单
这不是很 简单 嘛。
Zhè bú shì hěn jiǎndān ma.
This is perfectly simple, isn't it.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 嘛
仪式 简单 而庄重。
Yíshì jiǎndān ér zhuāngzhòng.
The ceremony was simple and solemn.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 仪式
这道题 简单 而有趣。
Zhè dào tí jiǎndān ér yǒuqù.
This question is simple and interesting.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 而
比赛的规则很 简单 。
Bǐsài de guīzé hěn jiǎndān.
The rules of the game are simple.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 规则
其实这个问题很 简单 。
Qíshí zhège wèntí hěn jiǎndān.
Actually this question is very simple.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 其实
这本书的特点是 简单 。
Zhè běn shū de tèdiǎn shì jiǎndān.
The distinguishing feature of this book is its simplicity.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 特点
他以为这道题很 简单 。
Tā yǐwéi zhè dào tí hěn jiǎndān.
He assumed this question was easy.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 以为
这种药的成分很 简单 。
Zhè zhǒng yào de chéngfèn hěn jiǎndān.
The composition of this medicine is very simple.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 成分
请尽量说得 简单 一些。
Qǐng jǐnliàng shuō de jiǎndān yìxiē.
Please keep it as simple as you can.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 尽量
那个年代生活很 简单 。
Nàge niándài shēnghuó hěn jiǎndān.
Life was simple in that era.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 年代
这件事似乎不太 简单 。
Zhè jiàn shì sìhū bú tài jiǎndān.
This matter does not seem very simple.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 似乎
这个办法 简单 并且有效。
Zhège bànfǎ jiǎndān bìngqiě yǒuxiào.
This method is simple and also effective.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 并且
膝跳是一种 简单 的反射。
Xī tiào shì yì zhǒng jiǎndān de fǎnshè.
The knee jerk is a simple reflex.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 反射
这个魔术的秘密很 简单 。
Zhège móshù de mìmì hěn jiǎndān.
The secret of this trick is very simple.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 魔术
我们这次来的目的很 简单 。
Wǒmen zhè cì lái de mùdì hěn jiǎndān.
The purpose of our visit is very simple.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 目的
这个软件安装起来很 简单 。
Zhège ruǎnjiàn ānzhuāng qǐlái hěn jiǎndān.
This software is very simple to install.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 安装
这本书的第一单元很 简单 。
Zhè běn shū de dì yī dānyuán hěn jiǎndān.
The first unit of this book is very easy.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 单元
为了 简单 ,他省略了细节。
Wèile jiǎndān, tā shěnglüè le xìjié.
For simplicity he left out the details.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 省略
这台机器操作起来很 简单 。
Zhè tái jīqì cāozuò qǐlái hěn jiǎndān.
This machine is simple to operate.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 操作
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From the graded readers
这么一想,问题就变得很 简单 了。
zhème yī xiǎng, wèntí jiù biànde hěn jiǎndān le / liǎo / liào.
Put like that, the question became very simple.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Decision at Thirty
简单 appears in 28 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Questions about 简单
How is 简单 used in a sentence?
This page shows 28 sentences using 简单 (jiǎndān, "Simple (uncomplicated)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 简单 an HSK word?
Yes — 简单 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 简单?
The dictionary page for 简单 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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