简直 (simply / literally — exaggeration)
"Simply unbelievable!"
- simply简直 = "simply / literally / just" — an exaggeration booster.
- this这simply简直very good太好了! = "this is simply wonderful!"
- It says reality is so extreme it's almost beyond words.
simply简直 + (extreme statement)
- simply简直 ramps a description up to "you won't believe it".
this这simply简直too太great棒了!
- simply简直太棒了 = "it's simply amazing!"
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简直 exaggerates to the limit: simply, literally — no half-strength words after it.
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It's simply amazing! 这 ____ 太棒了!
简直 + extreme statement = simply: 简直太棒了.
Practice
简直 boosts a description toward the extreme.
Yes — it's an exaggeration booster.
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Key idea
- simply简直 + (extreme statement) — "simply / literally / just"
- simply简直very good太好了 · simply简直不敢相信
- An exaggeration booster (almost beyond belief)
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Adverbs.
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简直 is used to…
简直不敢相信 = (I) simply can't believe it.