单纯

單純
dānchún
adjective HSK 4 #6,214

Meanings

  1. 1 simple; pure; innocent
  2. 2 merely; purely

Examples

HSK 2
Shìqing méiyǒu nàme dānchún.
Things are not that simple.
HSK 2
Zhè bù dānchún shì qián de wèntí.
This is not merely a matter of money.
HSK 4
Tā de xiǎngfǎ hěn dānchún, bù huì qù kǎolǜ nàxiē fùzá de lìyì guānxì.
His thinking is very simple; he never considers complicated matters of self-interest.

Tips

usage
单纯 can be positive (innocent, pure-hearted) or imply naivety depending on context. As an adverb it means 'merely/purely': 单纯... (it's not merely...).

Stroke Order

dān
chún