任何簡單到可以被了解的宇宙便太過簡單而無法產生可以了解它的心靈。

Any universe simple enough to be understood is too simple to produce a mind able to understand it.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 任何 rèn any; whatever; whichever
2 簡單 jiǎndān simple; not complicated
3 dào
  1. to reach; to arrive
  2. to leave for; to go to
  3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
  4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
  5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough
4 可以
  1. can
  2. may
  3. possible
  4. able to
  5. not bad
  6. pretty good
=5 bèi
  1. quilt
  2. to cover (with)
  3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
  4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb)
  5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊 bèilu:yóu to "go on a trip")
=5
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (“to cover oneself; to scatter”)
  2. alternative form of (“to cover oneself; to scatter”)
=5
  1. alternative form of (bǐ, “that”)
  2. alternative form of (bì, “wig”)
=5 alternative form of
=6 了解 liǎojiě
  1. to understand
  2. to realize
  3. to find out
=6 了解 liǎojiě
  1. to understand
  2. to realize
  3. to find out
=7 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=7 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=7 really and truly
=7 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
8 宇宙 zhòu universe; cosmos; space
=9 便 biàn
  1. plain
  2. informal
  3. suitable
  4. convenient
  5. opportune
  6. to urinate or defecate
  7. equivalent to jiù: then
  8. in that case
  9. even if
  10. soon afterwards
=9 便 pián
  1. used in 便宜 piányi
  2. used in 便便 piánpián
  3. used in 便嬛 piánxuān
10 太過 tàiguò
  1. excessively
  2. too
11 簡單 jiǎndān simple; not complicated
12 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
13 無法 unable to; incapable of
14 產生 chǎnshēng
  1. to arise; to come into being; to come about
  2. to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate
15 可以
  1. can
  2. may
  3. possible
  4. able to
  5. not bad
  6. pretty good
=16 了解 liǎojiě
  1. to understand
  2. to realize
  3. to find out
=16 了解 liǎojiě
  1. to understand
  2. to realize
  3. to find out
=17 it
=17 it (pronoun for an animal)
=17 tuō
  1. alternative form of / (tuó)
  2. used in 它它藉藉它它借借
=17 only used in 它它
=18 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=18 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=18 really and truly
=18 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
19 心靈 xīnlíng
  1. bright
  2. smart
  3. quick-witted
  4. heart
  5. thoughts
  6. spirit