簡直

See also: 简直

Chinese

		simple	straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright
trad. (簡直)		簡	直
simp. (简直)		简	直

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎnzhí

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaan² zik⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kán-ti̍t

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎnzhí
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎnjhíh
    • Wade–Giles: chien³-chih²
    • Yale: jyǎn-jŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeanjyr
    • Palladius: цзяньчжи (czjanʹčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaan² zik⁶
    • Yale: gáan jihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaan² dzik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gan² jig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːn³⁵ t͡sɪk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kán-ti̍t
    • Tâi-lô: kán-ti̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kafndit
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚¹²¹/

Adverb

簡直

1. (chiefly in exaggerations) simply; really; utterly; at all

   簡直不可理喻。／简直不可理喻。  ―  Jiǎnzhí bùkělǐyù.  ―  It is utterly unreasonable.

   簡直是搶錢啊！／简直是抢钱啊！  ―  Jiǎnzhí shì qiǎngqián a!  ―  What a blatant rip-off!

   你的論點簡直站不住腳。 [MSC, trad.]
   你的论点简直站不住脚。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ de lùndiǎn jiǎnzhí zhànbùzhùjiǎo. [Pinyin]

   Your line of argument does not hold water at all.

2. (Northeastern and Jilu Mandarin) straight; ahead

Synonyms

• (simply):

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• 全然 (quánrán)
• 完全 (wánquán)
• 純 / 纯
• 純然 / 纯然
• 純粹 / 纯粹 (chúncuì)
• 貼准 (⁷tiq-tsen) (Wu)
• 逕直 / 迳直 (jìngzhí) (literary)

Related terms

• 幾乎／几乎 (jīhū)

Adjective

簡直

1. (literary) honest; straightforward