因陋就简

yīn lòu jiù jiǎn

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Definitions

1. crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can
2. to do things simply and thriftily
3. It's not pretty but it works.

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Child Words of 因陋就简

• 因 因 yīn: cause
• 就 就 jiù: (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
• 简 简 jiǎn: simple
• 陋 陋 lòu: low