▎簡直, jiǎnzhí, (Adv), to put it simply and plainly, it seems as if

 

Function With this adverb, the speaker draws an untrue and hypothetical parallel, a hyperbole, a way of exaggeration.

1 昨天看的那個房子髒得要命，簡直不能住。我決定不租。

Zuótiān kàn de nà ge fángzi zāng de yàomìng, jiǎnzhí bù néng zhù. Wǒ juédìng bù zū.

The house we looked at yesterday was so terribly filthy and is simply unlivable. I have decided not to rent it.

2 他很愛狗，簡直把狗當自己的孩子。

Tā hěn ài gǒu, jiǎnzhí bǎ gǒu dāng zìjǐ de háizi.

He loves his dog. It’s as if his dog is his child.

3 在這麼大的地方，沒有車簡直就像沒有腳。

Zài zhème dà de dìfāng, méi yǒu chē jiǎnzhí jiù xiàng méi yǒu jiǎo.

In a place this vast, not having a car is just like not having legs at all.

4 大明為了考試，最近每天熬夜看書，簡直快累死了。

Dàmíng wèile kǎoshì, zuìjìn měi tiān áoyè kànshū, jiǎnzhí kuài lèi sǐle.

Daming has been burning the midnight oil every day preparing for exams, and he’s completely exhausted.

5 他又帥，個性又好，簡直就是我理想的男朋友！

Tā yòu shuài, gèxìng yòu hǎo, jiǎnzhí jiùshì wǒ lǐxiǎng de nánpéngyǒu!

He’s handsome and a gentleman. He is the man of all my dreams!