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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

简直 [jiǎnzhí]

1. adverb simply

这简直是浪费口舌。

This is simply a waste of breath.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

简直 [jiǎnzhí]

1. simply; at all; just

我简直不能相信自己的耳朵。

I could hardly believe my ears.

这消息简直好得叫人不敢相信。

The news is almost too good to be true.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

简直 [jiǎnzhí]

1. 副表示完全如此或差不多如此，相当于"完全"(含夸张语气)

他画的竹子简直跟真的一样

他干这工作简直是个外行。

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Examples

这消息传得这样快，简直是不翼而飞。: The news has spread fast, as if on wings.
我们简直不知道怎样答谢你们的热情招待。: We simply don't know how to repay your kind hospitality.
浪费这么好的粮食简直是犯罪。: It's a crime to waste such good food.
这篇文章简直是废话连篇。: This article is just so much nonsense.
他什么事也不会干，简直是个废物！: He's really a good-for-nothing!
听那又臭又长的报告，简直是活受罪。: It was a real torture to listen to that long-winded dull speech.
搬家对勘探队员来说，简直是家常便饭。: To the members of a prospecting team, moving from place to place is all in the day's work.
我简直不能相信自己的耳朵。: I could hardly believe my ears.; 172 more results

Collocations

简直受不了: i simply cannot stand it.
简直疯了: just got mad
简直太对了: you are absolutely right
简直不敢相信: it is really incredible.

Word Decomposition

简 [jiǎn]	+	直 [zhí]

nciku Note

The adverb as a conveyor of mood

The adverb as a conveyor of mood

An adverb is used to modify the adjective or verb as an adverbial adjunct and should precede the word or words being modified. Verbs or even nouns ending with the character "地" de and functioning as adverbs remain to be regarded as adjectives.

Some adverbs can show the mood of the sentences, such as "可" kě , "幸亏" xìngkuī , "多亏" duōkuī , "难道" nándào , "何尝" hécháng , "居然" jūrán , "究竟" jiūjìng , "到底" dàodǐ , "偏偏" piānpiān , "索性" suǒxìng , "简直" jiǎnzhí , "反正" fǎnzhèng , "却" què , "倒" dào , "也许" yěxǔ , "大约" dàyuē , "好在" hǎozài , "差点儿" chàdiǎnr , "果真" guǒzhēn , "敢情" gǎnqing , "明明" míngmíng , "果然" guǒrán , etc.
(1)你可真厉害啊！
(2) 幸亏我没去。
(3) 多亏有你在。
(4) 难道是我的错？
(5) 他们想家，其实我又何尝不是呢？
(6) 他今天居然没来。
(7) 他们究竟有什么企图？
(8) 你什么时候来不好，偏偏这时候来。
(9) 都这么晚了，他也许不会来了。
(10) 说了半天，敢情你什么也没听进去啊？

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