English–Chinese
“simply” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinjiǎn zhí
Example
简直太漂亮了！jiǎn zhí tài piào liàng le
It's simply beautiful!
How to say “simply” in Chinese
“Simply” in Chinese is 简直 (jiǎn zhí).
Pushes an evaluation to the point where it feels almost exactly true, often with an emotional reaction.
Example sentences with 简直
他昨天连续得了两个奖，简直不敢相信自己的运气。tā zuó tiān lián xù dé le liǎng gè jiǎng jiǎn zhí bù gǎn xiāng xìn zì jǐ de yùn qì
He won two awards consecutively yesterday and simply couldn't believe his luck.
Tips for using 简直
- English learners often expect a calm factual meaning from this word, but conversational Chinese uses it to make an utterance vivid and emotionally charged rather than neutral or formal.