简单jiǎn dānsimple; not complicated
简单 (jiǎn dān) means "simple; not complicated." It appears in 这个题很简单。 (This question is simple.) and 做饭很简单。 (Cooking is simple.) In the dialogue, A asks whether the homework question was hard, and B says it was simple. A then admits cooking is hard for them, and B replies that cooking is simple.
What does 简单 mean?
- 1.
simple; not complicatedadjective
What do the characters in 简单 mean?
- 简simple
- 单single
How do you use 简单?
See it in 这个题很简单 and 做饭很简单
What are some examples of 简单 in a sentence?
How is 简单 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
这个题难吗?
Zhège tí nán ma?
Is this question hard?
- Speaker B:
不难,这个题很简单。
Bù nán, zhège tí hěn jiǎndān.
Not hard, this question is simple.
- Speaker A:
我觉得做饭很难。
Wǒ juéde zuòfàn hěn nán.
I think cooking is hard.
- Speaker B:
不难,做饭很简单。
Bù nán, zuòfàn hěn jiǎndān.
Not hard, cooking is simple.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.