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根本 gēn běn fundamental / basic / root / simply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all / CL:個|个[ge4]
简直 jiǎn zhí simply / really
索性 suǒ xìng you might as well (do it) / simply / just
干脆 gān cuì candid / direct and to the point / simply / just / might as well
就 jiù (after a suppositional clause) in that case / then / (after a clause of action) as soon as / immediately after / (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely / nothing else but / simply / just / precisely / exactly / only / as little as / as much as / as many as / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to / concerning / (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
就是 jiù shì exactly / precisely / only / simply / just / (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even / even if
只是 zhǐ shì merely / only / just / nothing but / simply / but / however
决不 jué bù not at all / simply (can) not
高低 gāo dī height / level / (music) pitch / relative superiority / propriety / discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低[bu4zhi1 gao1di1]) / no matter what / just / simply (will not ..., must ... etc) / at long last
硬是 yìng shì just / simply / stubbornly / really
只管 zhǐ guǎn solely engrossed in one thing / just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) / simply / by all means / please feel free / do not hesitate (to ask for sth)
活活 huó huó while still alive / simply / totally
压根 yà gēn (mainly used in the negative) in the first place / absolutely / simply
台语 Tái yǔ Taiwanese Hokkien (aka Taiwanese Minnan, or simply Taiwanese)
不单 bù dān not the only / not merely / not simply
皆因 jiē yīn simply because / all because
简言之 jiǎn yán zhī in simple terms / to put things simply / briefly
非 fēi to not be / not / wrong / incorrect / non- / un- / in- / de- / to reproach / to blame / (coll.) to insist on / simply must
因陋就简 yīn lòu jiù jiǎn crude but simple methods (idiom) / use whatever methods you can / to do things simply and thriftily / It's not pretty but it works.
轻饶素放 qīng ráo sù fàng easily forgive, simply release (idiom) / to let sb off scot free
简单的说 jiǎn dān de shuō to put it simply / simply put
德意志联邦共和国 Dé yì zhì Lián bāng Gòng hé guó Federal Republic of Germany / former West Germany 1945-1990, now simply Germany
乐经 Yuè jīng Book of Music, said to be one of the Six Classics lost after Qin's burning of the books in 212 BC, but may simply refer to Book of Songs 詩經|诗经
光明节 Guāng míng jié Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on Gregorian calendar) / also called 哈努卡節|哈努卡节 / and simply 哈努卡
德意志·联邦·共和国  Federal Republic of Germany / former West Germany 1945-1990, now simply Germany
简单地 jiǎn dān de briefly / simply
简单地说 jiǎn dān de shuō to put it simply / simply put
内行看门道，外行看热闹 nèi háng kàn mén dao , wài háng kàn rè nao while the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show
恒大 Héng dà China Evergrande Group, or simply Evergrande, Chinese property developer founded in 1996 (abbr. for 恒大集團|恒大集团[Heng2da4 Ji2tuan2]) / Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK) (abbr. for 香港恒生大學|香港恒生大学[Xiang1gang3 Heng2sheng1 Da4xue2])
没法儿 méi fǎ r (coll.) can't do anything about it / (coll.) there's no way that ... / it's simply not credible that ... / (coll.) couldn't be (better) (i.e. simply wonderful)
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