Usage note
简单用来形容事情容易理解或操作。
jiǎndān lái yòng lái xíngróng shì qíng wèi rěnjù de huò zào.
简单 is used to describe something easy to understand or operate.
Context note
简单常用于描述日常生活中简单易懂的事物或过程。
jiǎndān cháng yòng lái xíngróng shēnghuó zhōng jiǎndān yìdǒng de shìwù huò gèsèng.
Simple is commonly used to describe simple and easy-to-understand things or processes in daily life.
5 examples
这道题很简单。
zhè dào tí hěn jiǎn dān。
This problem is very simple.
这个方法简单有效。
zhè ge fāng fǎ jiǎn dān yǒu xiào。
This method is simple and effective.
这本书内容很简单。
zhè běn shū nèi róng hěn jiǎn dān。
The content of this book is very simple.
这个问题很容易解决，简单。
zhè ge wèn tí hěn róng yì jiě jué， jiǎn dān。
This problem is easy to solve, it's simple.
这个任务很简单，我们很快就能完成。
zhè ge rèn wu hěn jiǎn dān， wǒ men hěn kuài jiù néng wán chéng。
This task is very simple, we can finish it quickly.
5 mini stories
妈妈说这个玩具简单易玩。
mā ma shuō zhè ge wán jù jiǎn dān yì wán。
Mom said this toy is easy to play with.
爸爸教我简单的数学题。
bà ba jiào wǒ jiǎn dān de shù xué tí。
Dad taught me simple math problems.
老师说这个实验简单易做。
lǎo shī shuō zhè ge shí yàn jiǎn dān yì zuò。
The teacher said this experiment is easy to do.
朋友送我一个简单的礼物。
péng yǒu sòng wǒ yí gè jiǎn dān de lǐ wù。
My friend gave me a simple gift.
奶奶教我简单的家务活。
nǎi nai jiào wǒ jiǎn dān de jiā wù huó。
Grandma taught me simple household chores.
Mini dialogue
简单的问题
A
这道数学题你会做吗？
Zhè dào shùxué tí nǐ huì zuò ma?
Can you do this math problem?
B
会，这道题很简单。
Huì, zhè dào tí hěn jiǎndān.
Yes, this problem is very simple.
简单的早餐
A
早餐吃什么？
Zǎocān chī shénme?
What's for breakfast?
B
吃面包和牛奶，很简单。
Chī miànbāo hé niúnǎi, hěn jiǎndān.
Bread and milk. It's very simple.
Related words and contrasts
similar
容易
róngyì
easy
简单 means not complicated; 容易 means not difficult to do.
opposite
复杂
fùzá
complicated
简单 means simple; 复杂 means having many parts and hard to understand.