简单

jiǎndān

simple; not complicated

adjective HSK 3.0 · Band 3 trad. 簡單

Watch it being written

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Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

  • 简历jiǎnlìcurriculum vitae (CV)B5
  • 简直jiǎnzhísimplyB5
  • 简化jiǎnhuàto simplifyB6
  • 简介jiǎnjièsummaryB6
  • 简称jiǎnchēngto be abbreviated toB7
  • 简短jiǎnduǎnbrief (statement, summary etc)B7
  • 简洁jiǎnjiéconciseB7

See it in sentences

这个问题很简单。

This question is very simple.

这个菜很简单,一学就会。

This dish is simple, you learn it in one try.