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簡直

简 简直 · 繁 簡直
Mandarin · pinyin jiǎn zhí

Meanings

  1. simply; really
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簡
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直
zhí · straight, erect, vertical
简
jiǎn · simple, terse, succinct, a letter
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaan2 zik6

Cantonese word readings for 簡直. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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gaan2 zik6

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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adv

  1. (chiefly in exaggerations) simply; really; utterly; at all
  2. (Northeastern and Jilu Mandarin) straight; ahead

adj

  1. (literary) honest; straightforward

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