簡單 (gaan2 daan1) — simple in Cantonese
gaanˊ²簡daanˉ¹單简 简单
Mandarin Pinyin: jian3 dan1
Meaning of 簡單
nounsimple
Example Sentences with 簡單
大家都知道亞雄吹水功夫一流，佢可以將一件簡單嘅事講到天花龍鳳嚟吸引人。
Everyone knows Ah Hung is really good at talking. He can capture his audience by making a simple matter so sophisticated.
答案好簡單
The answer's very simple.
gaanˊ²簡daanˉ¹單pungˉ¹烹tiuˎ₄調fongˉ¹方faat˗₃法
Simple cooking method.
gaanˊ²簡daanˉ¹單bouˍ₆步zauˍ₆驟zaa3.咋。
It's just a simple step.
gaanˊ²簡daanˉ¹單batˉ¹筆waaˍ₆劃zeˉ¹啫
Just simple strokes.
Characters in 簡單
Words Containing 簡單
頭腦簡單tau4 nou5 gaan2 daan1
foolishly simple; simple-minded
過份簡單化gwo3 fan6 gaan2 daan1 faa3
oversimplification; oversimplify
原因很簡單jyun4 jan1 han2 gaan2 daan1
the reason is very simple
簡單化gaan2 daan1 faa3
simplification; to simplify | "簡化" is the more common term
不簡單bat1 gaan2 daan1
not simple; rather complicated; remarkable; marvelous
點止咁簡單dim2 zi2 gam3 gaan2 daan1
How could it be so simple? -- rhetorical question that means "It's not so simple"
簡簡單單gaan2 gaan2 daan1 daan1
Simple
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