Expressing "simply" with "简直 (jiǎnzhí)"

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Expressing "simply" with "简直 (jiǎnzhí)" - HSK 5 Grammar

简直 (jiǎnzhí) is similar to "simply", "completely", or "basically" in English, adding a tone of amazement on the part of the speaker.

How do you say "I just don't know what to do to make you feel better" in Chinese?

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我不知道简直怎么做你才会好受点。wǒ bùzhīdào jiǎnzhí zěnme zuò nǐ cái huì hǎoshòu diǎn.

我不知道怎么做你才会好受点简直。wǒ bùzhīdào zěnme zuò nǐ cái huì hǎoshòu diǎn jiǎnzhí.

我简直不知道怎么做你才会好受点。wǒ jiǎnzhí bùzhīdào zěnme zuò nǐ cái huì hǎoshòu diǎn.

我不知道怎么做你简直会好受点。wǒ bùzhīdào zěnme zuò nǐ jiǎnzhí huì hǎoshòu diǎn.

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Which sentence does not make sense?

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他家干净得简直像新买的房子一样。tājiā gānjìng dé jiǎnzhí xiàng xīn mǎi de fángzi yíyàng.

他唱歌可好听了，简直没有人愿意听。tā chànggē kě hǎotīng le, jiǎnzhí méi yǒurén yuànyì tīng.

我听到这个好消息，简直像中奖了一样开心。wǒ tīngdào zhège hǎoxiāoxī, jiǎnzhí xiàng zhòngjiǎng le yíyàng kāixīn.

我简直不明白为什么有人这么固执！wǒ jiǎnzhí bùmíngbái wèishénme yǒurén zhème gùzhí!

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Additional Note

简直 cannot be followed directly by an unmodified adjective. 很 is also not used after 简直.

Select the sentence that is grammatically correct.

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你写的字简直很漂亮！nǐ xiě de zì jiǎnzhí hěn piàoliang!

你写的字简直漂亮！nǐ xiě de zì jiǎnzhí piàoliang!

你写的字简直像打印出来的。nǐ xiě de zì jiǎnzhí xiàng dǎyìn chūlái de.

你写的字简直漂亮了！nǐ xiě de zì jiǎnzhí piàoliang le!

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How do you say "they are basically stealing our ideas" in Chinese?

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他们简直就在抄袭我们的想法。tāmen jiǎnzhí jiù zài chāoxí wǒmende xiǎngfǎ.

他们简直就是在抄袭我们的想法。tāmen jiǎnzhí jiùshì zài chāoxí wǒmende xiǎngfǎ.

他们简直抄袭我们的想法。tāmen jiǎnzhí chāoxí wǒmende xiǎngfǎ.

他们简直想抄袭我们的想法。tāmen jiǎnzhí xiǎng chāoxí wǒmende xiǎngfǎ.

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Which sentence is not correct?

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这个风扇轻巧极了！zhège fēngshàn qīngqiǎo jíle!

这个风扇简直太轻巧了！zhège fēngshàn jiǎnzhí tài qīngqiǎo le!

这个风扇简直真轻巧！zhège fēngshàn jiǎnzhí zhēn qīngqiǎo!

这个风扇真轻巧！zhège fēngshàn zhēn qīngqiǎo!

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