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单纯

dān chún · dan chun

Traditional 單純

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. simple
  2. pure
  3. unsophisticated
  4. merely
  5. purely
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I won a million!

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，有人(yǒurén)给(gěi)我(wǒ)发(fā)消息(xiāoxi)，说(shuō)我(wǒ)中(zhōng)了(le)一百万(yìbǎiwàn)！

    Liangliang, someone messaged me that I won a million!

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)太(tài)单纯(dānchún)了(le)。那(nà)是(shi)骗子(piànzi)。

    You're too naive. That's a scammer.

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)他(tā)很(hěn)有礼貌(yǒulǐmào)。

    But he's very polite.

  4. Liangliang

    骗子(piànzi)都(dōu)很(hěn)有(yǒu)礼貌(lǐmào)。

    Scammers are always polite.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)……你(nǐ)也(yě)很(hěn)有礼貌(yǒulǐmào)。

    Then… you're very polite too.

  6. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，你(nǐ)也(yě)没(méi)那么(nàme)单纯(dānchún)。快(kuài)把(bǎ)他(tā)拉黑(lāhēi)吧(ba)！

    Okay, you're not that naive. Block him now!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

留(liú)西(xī)雅(yǎ)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)很(hěn)单(dān)纯(chún)的(de)姑(gū)娘(niang)。

Lucia is a simple kind of girl.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by austininchina · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)当(dāng)前(qián)的(de)危(wēi)机(jī)绝(jué)非(fēi)单(dān)纯(chún)的(de)经(jīng)济(jì)危(wēi)机(jī)。

Our current crisis is no mere economic crisis.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by frpzzd · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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单
dān

bill; list

纯
chún

pure; simple

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