简直 (jiǎn zhí) — simply; really (used to express exaggeration or strong emphasis, often with 太…了, 就是, or 像…一样)
Definition
简直 emphasizes exaggeration ('simply, really, utterly') in spoken exclamations with 太…了 or 像…一样. It is stronger and more rhetorical than 根本, which only negates ('not at all').
adverb
simplyreally (used to express exaggeration or strong emphasis, often with 太…了, 就是, or 像…一样)
Examples
- 简直！Zhè jiān fáng zi jiǎn zhí tài piào liang le!This room is simply gorgeous!
- 简直。Tā shuō huà de sù dù jiǎn zhí xiàng huǒ chē yí yàng kuài.The speed of his speech is really as fast as a train.
- 简直。Nǐ jiǎn zhí shì wǒ jiàn guò zuì nǔ lì de xué shēng.You are really the most hardworking student I've met.
Grammar
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