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HSK
simple; not complicated
HSK 3
simple / pure / unsophisticated / merely / purely
HSK 4
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  *纯* | 纯* | *纯
pure / simple / unmixed / genuine
HSK 4
easy; simple / rashly; offhandedly
HSK 4
simple and easy / simplistic / simplicity
HSK 7-9
short, simple literary or artistic creation / essay / skit
HSK 7-9
plain and simple / unadorned / simple living / not frivolous
HSK 7-9
to build (esp. with simple materials) / to knock together (a temporary shed) / to rig up
HSK 7-9
plain / simple / guileless / down-to-earth / sincere and honest
HSK 7-9
simple / plain / unadorned / unaffected / unsophisticated / rustic / earthy
HSK 7-9
simple and crude
HSK 7-9
mellow and rich / simple and kind
HSK 7-9
an ordinary meal / simple home cooking
HSK 7-9
simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)
HSK 7-9
(slang) a piece of cake / a simple matter
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  *简* | 简* | *简
simple / uncomplicated / letter / to choose / to select / bamboo strips used for writing (old)
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  *复* | 复* | *复
to repeat / to double / to overlap / complex (not simple) / compound / composite / double / diplo- / duplicate / overlapping / to duplicate
simple and convenient / handy
simple and clear / concise
simple substance (consisting purely of one element, such as diamond)
to write characters in simplified form / the simplified form of a character / to abbreviate (a word or expression) / to write in simple language
simple / brief
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  *朴* | 朴* | *朴
plain and simple / Taiwan pr. [pu2]
primal chaos (original state of the universe in Chinese mythology) / (of a situation) confused; chaotic / (of a person) muddle-headed; simple-minded
to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom) / (of language) simple and easy to understand
living a simple life
simple and elegant
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  *浑* | 浑* | *浑
muddy; turbid / brainless; foolish / (bound form) simple; natural / (bound form) whole; entire; all over
sine wave / simple harmonic vibration
simple versus traditional (Chinese characters)
simple and honest / unsophisticated / (music etc) deep and resounding
plain tea and simple food / (fig.) bread and water
simple yet elegant
simple sentence (grammar)
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  *憨* | 憨* | *憨
silly / simple-minded / foolish / naive / sturdy / tough / heavy (of rope)
simple and unadorned / plain
simple home-style meal / common occurrence / nothing out of the ordinary
amiable and approachable (idiom); easygoing / modest and unassuming / (of writing) plain and simple / easy to understand
complicated and simple / traditional and simplified form of Chinese characters
simple-minded / thoughtless / heartless / nitwitted
simple and unadorned / plain / (of land) level / even
(idiom) simple; plain; unadorned
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  *颛* | 颛* | *颛
good / simple
simple and honest / straightforward
to be purely / pure and simple / sheer / outright
line drawing in traditional ink-and-brush style / simple and straightforward style of writing
destitute but honest / poor and simple / spartan / austere
simple pendulum (physics)
simple and honest / unsophisticated / guileless
simple harmonic (motion, oscillation etc in mechanics)
thrifty and simple
simple and neat / quiet (colors) / unobtrusive / (of food) light / not greasy or strongly flavored
(literary) fishermen and woodcutters (used to refer to rustic people or a simple, pastoral lifestyle)
simple introduction / primer
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  *戆* | 戆* | *戆
simple / honest
pure and honest / simple and kind
simple and sincere
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  *悾* | 悾* | *悾
simple-minded / sincere
simple
general rule / simple principle
easy / simple / suitable for beginners
to explain in simple terms / succinct / concise
simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can / to do things simply and thriftily / It's not pretty but it works.
simple / unadorned / unsophisticated / naive
(idiom) to be free of jealousy or greed / to live a simple life, free from worldly desires
simple / easy to understand
(linguistics) single-morpheme word / simple word
simple and elegant
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  *樏* | 樏* | *樏
(archaic) simple sedan chair for traveling in the mountains / (archaic) platter with compartments for food (also pr. [lei3])
simple and honest
simple life
to build (esp. with simple materials) / to knock together (a temporary shed) / to rig up
not simple; rather complicated / remarkable; marvelous
archaic (and simpler) form of a Chinese character
to explain in simple terms
simple drawing; sketch
in simple terms / to put things simply / briefly
fancy or simple according to one's budget
to put it in simple terms, ...
living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)
conversion from simple to traditional Chinese characters
simple harmonic wave / sine wave
(Northeastern dialect) simple-minded person
lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom) / fig. content with simple things
lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom) / fig. to pay for what you want in cash / simple and direct transaction
a derivative (complex product derived from simpler source material)
a simple inn with only chicken feathers to sleep on
(Internet slang) to have a simplistic view of sth (transcription of "too young, too simple" – English words spoken by Jiang Zemin 江澤民|江泽民 in chastizing Hong Kong reporters in 2000)
simple and crude cart (or chariot)
hut / simple dwelling / monk's hut
simple harmonic motion (in mechanics) / motion of a simple pendulum
Granny Liu visits the Grand View gardens / (of a simple person) to be overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings
simple and industrious / hardworking and frugal
simple finals
simple and frank
shallow orthography (governed by simple rules)
clear and simple / in simple terms
Simple Network Management Protocol / SNMP
simple harmonic oscillation / sinusoidal oscillation

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