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"simple word" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
单纯词 單純詞 dān chún cí (linguistics) single-morpheme word / simple word syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
简单 簡單 jiǎn dān simple / not complicated syn
整 zhěng (bound form) whole / complete / entire / (before a measure word) whole / (before or after number + measure word) exactly / (bound form) in good order / tidy / neat / (bound form) to put in order / to straighten / (bound form) to repair / to mend / to renovate / (coll.) to fix sb / to give sb a hard time / to mess with sb / (dialect) to tinker with / to do sth to 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
忠告 zhōng gào to give sb a word of advice / advice / counsel / a wise word 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
语词 語詞 yǔ cí word / phrase / (old) (grammar) function word / predicate
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
照本宣科 zhào běn xuān kē a wooden word-by-word reading 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
照抄 zhào chāo to copy word for word 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
生词 生詞 shēng cí new word (in textbook) / word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied / CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4]
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
呢 ne particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation syn
被 bèi quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu:3you2] to "go on a trip") syn
下 xià down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action syn
那个 那個 nà ge that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5] syn
说话 說話 shuō huà to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word syn
字 zì letter / symbol / character / word / CL:個|个[ge4] / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China syn
总之 總之 zǒng zhī in a word / in short / in brief syn
台词 臺詞 tái cí an actor's lines / dialogue / Taiwanese word syn
量 liàng capacity / quantity / amount / to estimate / abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word syn
打招呼 dǎ zhāo hu to greet sb by word or action / to give prior notice syn
单词 單詞 dān cí word / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
算数 算數 suàn shù to count numbers / to keep to one's word / to hold (i.e. to remain valid) / to count (i.e. to be important) syn
好话 好話 hǎo huà friendly advice / words spoken on sb's behalf / a good word / kind words / words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions syn
词语 詞語 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression syn
词汇 詞彙 cí huì vocabulary / list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes) / word syn
联想 聯想 lián xiǎng to associate (cognitively) / to make an associative connection / mental association / word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programs
口令 kǒu lìng oral command / a word of command (used in drilling troops or gymnasts) / password (used by sentry)
暗语 暗語 àn yǔ code word syn
守口如瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom) / tight-lipped / reticent / not breathing a word syn
一窍不通 一竅不通 yī qiào bù tōng lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head) / I don't understand a word (idiom) / it's all Greek to me syn
总而言之 總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short / in a word / in brief syn
一言不发 一言不發 yī yán bù fā to not say a word (idiom) syn
搭话 搭話 dā huà to talk / to get into conversation with / to send word syn
变卦 變卦 biàn guà to change one's mind / to go back on one's word syn
感化 gǎn huà corrective influence / to reform (a criminal) / redemption (of a sinner) / to influence (a malefactor to a better life) / to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example syn
守信用 shǒu xìn yòng to keep one's word / trustworthy syn
重音 zhòng yīn accent (of a word) / stress (on a syllable)
吱声 吱聲 zhī shēng to utter a word / to make a sound / to cheep / to squeak / also pr. [zi1 sheng1] syn
吭声 吭聲 kēng shēng to utter a word syn
点破 點破 diǎn pò to lay bare in a few words / to expose with a word / to point out bluntly syn
不动声色 不動聲色 bù dòng shēng sè not a word or movement (idiom) / remaining calm and collected / not batting an eyelid syn
出尔反尔 出爾反爾 chū ěr fǎn ěr old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius) / modern: to go back on one's word / to blow hot and cold / to contradict oneself / inconsistent syn
避讳 避諱 bì hui to avoid a taboo word or topic / to refrain from / to avoid syn
守约 守約 shǒu yuē to keep an appointment / to keep one's word
音译 音譯 yīn yì transliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese characters) / characters giving phonetic value of Chinese word or name (when the correct characters may be unknown) / transcription (linguistics) / to transcribe phonetic symbols syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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