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简直
jiǎnzhí
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简直
简直 (jiǎnzhí) is an HSK 5 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is simply; depending on context, it can also mean really. Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.
01simply
02really
简直
那顿饭简直好极了。Nà dùn fàn jiǎn zhí hǎo jí le。
That meal was simply divine.
我简直不用花钱就买到了。Wǒ jiǎn zhí bú yòng huā qián jiù mǎi dào le。
I got it for next to nothing.
这简直是太可惜了，他们没有买火险。Zhè jiǎn zhí shì tài kě xī le， tā men méi yǒu mǎi huǒ xiǎn。
It's a crying shame that they weren't insured against fire.
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