简直

Character by character

• 简jiǎn13 strokesHSK 3 traditional 簡simple, terse, succinct, a letter
• 直zhí8 strokesHSK 2straight, erect, vertical

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 简直. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 一直yī zhíHSK 2

  straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through

• 直接zhí jiēHSK 2

  direct (opposite: indirect 间接); immediate; straightforward

• 简单jiǎn dānHSK 3

  simple; not complicated

• 直到zhí dàoHSK 3

  until

• 直zhíHSK 3

  straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

• 直播zhí bōHSK 3

  (TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast; (Internet) to livestream; (agriculture) direct seeding

• 直升机zhí shēng jīHSK 6

  helicopter

• 简称jiǎn chēngHSK 7

  to be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form

• 直至zhí zhìHSK 7

  lasting until; up till (the present)

• 直觉zhí juéHSK 7

  intuition

• 简历jiǎn lìHSK 4

  curriculum vitae (CV); résumé; biographical notes

• 直线zhí xiànHSK 5

  straight line; sharply (rise or fall)

• 简短jiǎn duǎnHSK 7

  brief (statement, summary etc); briefly; brevity

• 直径zhí jìngHSK 7

  diameter

• 垂直chuí zhí

  perpendicular; vertical

• 正直zhèng zhíHSK 7

  upright; upstanding; honest

• 直奔zhí bènHSK 7

  to go straight to; to make a beeline for

• 简洁jiǎn jiéHSK 7

  concise; succinct; pithy

• 简化jiǎn huàHSK 7

  to simplify

• 简易jiǎn yìHSK 7

  simple and easy; simplistic; simplicity

• 直达zhí dáHSK 7

  to reach (a place) directly; (transportation) to reach the destination without changing service or without stopping; (of a train, flight etc) direct; nonstop

• 直视zhí shìHSK 7

  to look straight at

• 简介jiǎn jièHSK 6

  summary; brief introduction

• 简陋jiǎn lòuHSK 7

  simple and crude