PLAIN - Translation from English into Chinese

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plain¹ [pleın] N

plain: 平原 píngyuán

plain: 旷野 kuàngyě

plain² [pleın] ADJ

1. plain:

plain: 清楚的 qīngchude

plain: 明白的 míngbaide

2. plain:

plain: 简单的 jiǎndānde

plain: 朴素的 pǔsùde

3. plain:

plain: (相貌等)平常的 píngchángde

plain: 不好看的 bù hǎokàn de

4. plain:

plain: 单色的 dānsède

plain: 无装饰的 wú zhuāngshì de

5. plain:

plain: 坦率的 tǎnshuàide

plain: 真诚的 zhēnchéngde

to be plain with you: (用作插入语)坦白对你讲

plain clothes N

plain clothes: 便衣 biànyī

a policeman in plain clothes: 便衣警察

plain paper fax machine N

plain paper fax machine: 普通纸传真机 pǔtōngzhǐ chuánzhēnjī

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explain in plain terms: 用简明的措辞说明

a policeman in plain clothes: 便衣警察

to be plain with you: (用作插入语)坦白对你讲

The plain extends as far as the eye can see.: 平原一望无际。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

But do those dining habits and preferences truly expose one's personality, or is ending a relationship over a food hang-up just plain petty?

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Whirligigs are also known as pinwheels, buzzers, comic weathervanes, gee-haws, spinners, whirlygigs, whirlijig, whirlyjig, whirlybird, or plain whirly.

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This was extended to etc. for tenuis consonants, if plain would be understood to be aspirated.

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There is an original flavor, which is just plain cheesecake.

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Clan chieftains, like clan chiefs, may wear their own personal crest within a plain circlet inscribed with their own motto or slogan.

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