AdverbsHSK 5
Expressing "simply" with 简直
Use 简直 before a predicate to emphatically express 'simply' or 'really', often when the situation is extreme or exaggerated. It is frequently paired with 太…了 or 极了 to intensify adjectives.
Structure
Subj. + 简直 + Predicate
Examples
- 这里简直是天堂！Zhè lǐ jiǎn zhí shì tiān táng!This place is simply heaven.
- 他唱歌简直难听死了！Tā chàng gē jiǎn zhí nán tīng sǐ le!His singing is simply awful!
- 你男朋友简直太帅了！Nǐ nán péng you jiǎn zhí tài shuài le!Your boyfriend is simply gorgeous!
- 我简直不明白他为什么这么傻！Wǒ jiǎn zhí bù míng bái tā wèi shén me zhè me shǎ!I just don't understand why he's so stupid.
- 她简直漂亮极了!Tā jiǎn zhí piào liang jí le!She is just so pretty!