单纯 (dān chún) — simple, pure, unsophisticated; (used adverbially) merely, purely
Definition
单纯 describes a person as naive or simple in character (not complicated by ulterior motives). 简单 refers to things being easy or uncomplicated; 朴素 describes a plain, unadorned style.
adjective
simplepureunsophisticated(used adverbially) merelypurely
Examples
- 单纯。Wǒ xǐ huan tā dān chún de xìng gé.I like her simple personality.
- 单纯，。Wǒ dān chún shì kāi gè wán xiào, nǐ bié shēng qì.I was merely joking, don't be angry.
- 单纯，。Zhè ge dào lǐ hěn dān chún, yì jiǎng jiù dǒng.This principle is very simple, easy to understand once explained.
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