HSK 6 · Adjectives

简陋 jiǎnlòu “simple and crude” in Chinese

Traditional 簡陋

What 简陋 means

  1. simple and crude
  2. basic

How to say 简陋

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale简jiǎn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale陋lòu4th tone, falling

简陋 in a sentence

  1. 这家小饭馆很简陋，但菜很好吃。

    Zhè jiā xiǎo fànguǎn hěn jiǎnlòu, dàn cài hěn hǎochī.

    This little restaurant is very basic, but the food is good.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他们住在一间简陋的小屋里。

    Tāmen zhù zài yì jiān jiǎnlòu de xiǎo wū lǐ.

    They live in a simple little hut.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 简陋 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 简 (jiǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
简jiǎnsimple
  • ⺮bamboo form of 竹 · zhúMeaning part
  • 间between · jiānSound part

⺮ hints at the meaning (bamboo); 间 (jiān) hints at the sound. Compare it with jiǎn.

The character 陋 (lòu) with each of its parts in a different colour
陋lòulow
  • 阝placeMeaning part
  • 丙part of the character
  • 乚second (cyclical) form of 乙 · yǐ

How to write 简陋

简 13 strokes · 陋 8 strokes

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

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

Words related to 简陋

Words with 简

简单jiǎndān · simple简历jiǎnlì · curriculum vitae (CV)简直jiǎnzhí · simply简化jiǎnhuà · to simplify精简jīngjiǎn · to streamline简要jiǎnyào · brief简体字jiǎntǐzì · simplified Chinese characters

More words: Adjectives

见多识广jiànduōshíguǎng · well-informed and experienced坚固jiāngù · sturdy僵硬jiāngyìng · stiff间接jiànjiē · indirect艰难jiānnán · difficult健全jiànquán · sound坚韧jiānrèn · tough尖锐jiānruì · sharp

FAQs

简陋 (jiǎnlòu) means “simple and crude” or “basic”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jiǎnlòu: jiǎn with a 3rd tone, then lòu with a 4th 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, 简陋 is written 簡陋. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jianlou with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 简陋 from the suggestions. Typing jianlou into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
简陋 is an HSK 6 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.