HSK 5 · Adjectives

单纯 dānchún “simple” in Chinese

Traditional 單純

What 单纯 means

  1. simple
  2. pure
  3. unsophisticated
  4. merely
  5. purely

How to say 单纯

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale单dān1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale纯chún2nd tone, rising

单纯 in a sentence

  1. 留西雅是一个很单纯的姑娘。

    Liúxīyǎ shì yí ge hěn dānchún de gūniang.

    Lucia is a very innocent girl.

    Sentence #6037679 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 我们当前的危机绝非单纯的经济危机。

    Wǒmen dāngqián de wēijī juéfēi dānchún de jīngjì wēijī.

    Our current crisis is by no means a purely economic one.

    Sentence #13863120 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 单纯 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 单 (dān) drawn as one shape
单dānbill

单 is a single shape of 8 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 纯 (chún) with each of its parts in a different colour
纯chúnpure
  • 纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
  • 屯village · túnSound part

纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 屯 (tún) hints at the sound. Compare it with chún.

How to write 单纯

单 8 strokes · 纯 7 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

单纯 (dānchún) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 单纯 (dānchún). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 单纯

Words with 单

菜单càidān · menu简单jiǎndān · simple名单míngdān · list of names单调dāndiào · monotonous单位dānwèi · unit (of measurement)单元dānyuán · unit (forming an entity)单独dāndú · alone传单chuándān · leaflet床单chuángdān · bed sheet

Words with 纯

纯粹chúncuì · pure纯洁chúnjié · pure

More words: Adjectives

粗糙cūcāo · rough大方dàfang · generous大型dàxíng · large呆dāi · foolish单调dāndiào · monotonous淡dàn · light (in taste or colour)地道dìdao · authentic干燥gānzào · dry (weather

FAQs

单纯 (dānchún) means “simple” or “pure”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it dānchún: dān with a 1st tone, then chún with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 单纯 is written 單純. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type danchun with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 单纯 from the suggestions. Typing danchun into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
单纯 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.