纯 (chún) — (adjective) pure, genuine, unadulterated; (adverb) purely, completely (used before verbs in set expressions like 纯属, 纯是)
Definition
纯 (chún) means 'pure, unmixed' — used for substances (纯水) or accents (口音不纯), and adverbially as 纯属/纯是 ('purely'). Use 单纯 for a naive person and 纯洁 for moral purity; 简单 means 'simple/not complicated'.
adjective
puregenuineunadulterated
adverb
purelycompletely (used before verbs in set expressions like 纯属, 纯是)
Examples
- 纯，。Zhè píng kuàng quán shuǐ hěn chún, méi yǒu rèn hé tiān jiā.This bottle of mineral water is pure, with no additives.
- 纯，。Tā de pǔ tōng huà bù chún, yì tīng jiù zhī dào shì nán fāng rén.His Mandarin isn't pure — you can tell he's from the south as soon as he speaks.
- ，。Zhè jiàn shì chún shǔ wù huì, nǐ bié fàng zài xīn shàng.This matter is purely a misunderstanding; don't take it to heart.
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