简单 簡單 jiǎn dān simple / not complicated syn 轻易 輕易 qīng yì easy / simple / rashly / offhandedly syn 单纯 單純 dān chún simple / pure / unsophisticated / merely / purely syn 小品 xiǎo pǐn short, simple literary or artistic creation / essay / skit syn 纯属 純屬 chún shǔ to be purely / pure and simple / sheer / outright syn 混沌 hùn dùn primal chaos (original state of the universe in Chinese mythology) / (of a situation) confused / chaotic / (of a person) muddle-headed / simple-minded syn 简易 簡易 jiǎn yì simple and easy / simplistic / simplicity syn 家常便饭 家常便飯 jiā cháng biàn fàn simple home-style meal / common occurrence / nothing out of the ordinary syn 简陋 簡陋 jiǎn lòu simple and crude syn 朴素 樸素 pǔ sù plain and simple / unadorned / simple living / not frivolous syn 朴实 樸實 pǔ shí plain / simple / guileless / down-to-earth / sincere and honest syn 平易近人 píng yì jìn rén amiable and approachable (idiom) / easygoing / modest and unassuming / (of writing) plain and simple / easy to understand syn 搭建 dā jiàn to build (esp. with simple materials) / to knock together (a temporary shed) / to rig up 简朴 簡樸 jiǎn pǔ simple and unadorned / plain syn 简写 簡寫 jiǎn xiě to write characters in simplified form / the simplified form of a character / to abbreviate (a word or expression) / to write in simple language syn 简略 簡略 jiǎn lüè simple / brief syn 简言之 簡言之 jiǎn yán zhī in simple terms / to put things simply / briefly syn 便饭 便飯 biàn fàn an ordinary meal / simple home cooking syn 简便 簡便 jiǎn biàn simple and convenient / handy syn 淳朴 淳樸 chún pǔ simple and honest / unsophisticated / guileless syn 质朴 質樸 zhì pǔ simple / plain / unadorned / unaffected / unsophisticated / rustic / earthy syn 醇厚 chún hòu mellow and rich / simple and kind syn 古朴 古樸 gǔ pǔ simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc) syn 简明 簡明 jiǎn míng simple and clear / concise syn 平实 平實 píng shí simple and unadorned / plain / (of land) level / even syn 素雅 sù yǎ simple yet elegant syn 憨厚 hān hou simple and honest / straightforward syn 淡泊 dàn bó living a simple life syn 俭朴 儉朴 jiǎn pǔ thrifty and simple syn 淳厚 chún hòu pure and honest / simple and kind syn 粗茶淡饭 粗茶淡飯 cū chá dàn fàn plain tea and simple food / (fig.) bread and water syn 不简单 不簡單 bù jiǎn dān not simple / rather complicated / remarkable / marvelous syn 淡雅 dàn yǎ simple and elegant syn 浑厚 渾厚 hún hòu simple and honest / unsophisticated / (music etc) deep and resounding syn 深入浅出 深入淺出 shēn rù qiǎn chū to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom) / (of language) simple and easy to understand syn 简繁 簡繁 jiǎn fán simple versus traditional (Chinese characters) 简单明了 簡單明瞭 jiǎn dān míng liǎo clear and simple / in simple terms 繁简 繁簡 fán jiǎn complicated and simple / traditional and simplified form of Chinese characters 清苦 qīng kǔ destitute but honest / poor and simple / spartan / austere syn 小日子 xiǎo rì zi simple life syn 正弦波 zhèng xián bō sine wave / simple harmonic vibration 素净 素淨 sù jing simple and neat / quiet (colors) / unobtrusive / (of food) light / not greasy or strongly flavored syn 单质 單質 dān zhì simple substance (consisting purely of one element, such as diamond) 白描 bái miáo line drawing in traditional ink-and-brush style / simple and straightforward style of writing 单句 單句 dān jù simple sentence (grammar) 简 簡 jiǎn simple / uncomplicated / letter / to choose / to select / bamboo strips used for writing (old) syn 纯 純 chún pure / simple / unmixed / genuine syn 朴 樸 pǔ plain and simple / Taiwan pr. [pu2] syn 浑 渾 hún muddy / turbid / brainless / foolish / (bound form) simple / natural / (bound form) whole / entire / all over syn 憨 hān silly / simple-minded / foolish / naive / sturdy / tough / heavy (of rope) syn 单摆 單擺 dān bǎi simple pendulum (physics) 戆 戇 zhuàng simple / honest 因陋就简 因陋就簡 yīn lòu jiù jiǎn crude but simple methods (idiom) / use whatever methods you can / to do things simply and thriftily / It's not pretty but it works. syn 浅说 淺說 qiǎn shuō simple introduction / primer syn 素朴 素樸 sù pǔ simple / unadorned / unsophisticated / naive syn 浅近 淺近 qiǎn jìn simple syn 浅易 淺易 qiǎn yì easy / simple / suitable for beginners syn 颛 顓 zhuān good / simple 从天而降 從天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng (idiom) to fall from the sky / (idiom) (fig.) to appear unexpectedly / to drop into one's lap syn 数一数二 數一數二 shǔ yī shǔ èr (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best / one of the very best / (idiom) to list one by one syn 雨过天晴 雨過天晴 yǔ guò tiān qíng sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天青|雨过天青[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing1] syn 一技之长 一技之長 yī jì zhī cháng proficiency in a particular field (idiom) / skill in a specialized area (idiom) syn 难以置信 難以置信 nán yǐ zhì xìn (idiom) hard to believe / incredible syn 不可思议 不可思議 bù kě sī yì inconceivable (idiom) / unimaginable / unfathomable syn 与众不同 與眾不同 yǔ zhòng bù tóng to stand out from the masses (idiom) syn 一无所知 一無所知 yī wú suǒ zhī (idiom) not knowing anything at all / completely ignorant syn 无能为力 無能為力 wú néng wéi lì (idiom) powerless to do anything about it syn 一模一样 一模一樣 yī mú yī yàng exactly the same (idiom) / carbon copy / also pr. [yi1 mo2 yi1 yang4] syn 以防万一 以防萬一 yǐ fáng wàn yī to guard against the unexpected (idiom) / just in case / prepared for any eventualities syn 一无所有 一無所有 yī wú suǒ yǒu not having anything at all (idiom) / utterly lacking / without two sticks to rub together syn 乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo (idiom) chaotic / in disorder / muddled syn 迫不及待 pò bù jí dài (idiom) unable to hold oneself back / eager to do sth without delay syn 独一无二 獨一無二 dú yī wú èr unique and unmatched (idiom) / unrivalled / nothing compares with it syn 成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) / untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands syn 说来话长 說來話長 shuō lái huà cháng start explaining and it's a long story (idiom) / complicated and not easy to express succinctly syn 逍遥法外 逍遙法外 xiāo yáo fǎ wài unfettered and beyond the law (idiom) / evading retribution / getting away with it (e.g. crimes) / still at large 大吃一惊 大吃一驚 dà chī yī jīng to have a surprise (idiom) / shocked or startled / gobsmacked syn 大喊大叫 dà hǎn dà jiào shouting and screaming (idiom) / to scream loudly / to rant / to kick up a racket / to conduct vigorous propaganda syn 显而易见 顯而易見 xiǎn ér yì jiàn clearly and easy to see (idiom) / obviously / clearly / it goes without saying syn 自以为是 自以為是 zì yǐ wéi shì to believe oneself infallible (idiom) / to be opinionated syn 一塌糊涂 一塌糊塗 yī tā hú tu muddled and completely collapsing (idiom) / in an awful condition / complete shambles / a total mess syn 竭尽全力 竭盡全力 jié jìn quán lì to spare no effort (idiom) / to do one's utmost syn 大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) syn 一无是处 一無是處 yī wú shì chù (idiom) not one good point / everything about it is wrong syn 袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 xiù shǒu páng guān to watch with folded arms (idiom) / to look on without lifting a finger syn 随心所欲 隨心所欲 suí xīn suǒ yù (idiom) to follow one's heart's desires / to do as one pleases syn 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào (idiom) baffling / bizarre / without rhyme or reason / inexplicable syn 理所当然 理所當然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán as it should be by rights (idiom) / proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right syn 不知所措 bù zhī suǒ cuò not knowing what to do (idiom) / at one's wits' end / embarrassed and at a complete loss syn 梦寐以求 夢寐以求 mèng mèi yǐ qiú lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom) / fig. to deeply long for / to covet syn 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō to make a long story short (idiom) 诸如此类 諸如此類 zhū rú cǐ lèi things like this (idiom) / and so on / and the rest / etc syn 无缘无故 無緣無故 wú yuán wú gù no cause, no reason (idiom) / completely uncalled for syn 无所事事 無所事事 wú suǒ shì shì to have nothing to do / to idle one's time away (idiom) syn 心烦意乱 心煩意亂 xīn fán yì luàn lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom) / distraught with anxiety syn 胡言乱语 胡言亂語 hú yán luàn yǔ babbling nonsense (idiom) / crazy and unfounded ravings / double Dutch syn 为所欲为 為所欲為 wéi suǒ yù wéi (idiom) to do whatever one pleases syn 千真万确 千真萬確 qiān zhēn wàn què absolutely true (idiom) / manifold / true from many points of view syn 前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu (idiom) unprecedented syn 无可奉告 無可奉告 wú kě fèng gào (idiom) "no comment" 