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不簡單

简不简单 · 繁不簡單

Mandarin · pinyin bù jiǎn dān

not simple; rather complicated
remarkable; marvelous

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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简: jiǎn · simple, terse, succinct, a letter
单: dān · single, individual, only; lone

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4–3–1 · bu4 jian3 dan1

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