jiǎn

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Definitions

  1. 1. simple
  2. 2. uncomplicated
  3. 3. letter
  4. 4. to choose
  5. 5. to select

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 简

简介
jiǎn jiè

summary

简化
jiǎn huà

to simplify

简单
jiǎn dān

simple

简易
jiǎn yì

simple and easy

简历
jiǎn lì

curriculum vitae (CV)

简洁
jiǎn jié

concise

简直
jiǎn zhí

simply; really

简短
jiǎn duǎn

brief (statement, summary etc)

简要
jiǎn yào

concise

简陋
jiǎn lòu

simple and crude

简体字
jiǎn tǐ zì

simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fán tǐ zì]

精简
jīng jiǎn

to simplify

不简单
bù jiǎn dān

not simple; rather complicated

删简压缩
shān jiǎn yā suō

to simplify and condense (a text)

因陋就简
yīn lòu jiù jiǎn

crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can

时间简史
shí jiān jiǎn shǐ

\A Brief History of Time\ by Stephen Hawking

书简
shū jiǎn

(literary) letter

极简主义
jí jiǎn zhǔ yì

minimalism

汉简
hàn jiǎn

bamboo slip used for record keeping during the Han Dynasty

生平简介
shēng píng jiǎn jiè

biographic sketch

白简
bái jiǎn

Wrigley's Spearmint (brand)

白行简
bái xíng jiǎn

Bai Xingjian (c. 776-826), younger brother of Bai Juyi 白居易[bái jū yì], Tang novelist and poet, author of novel Tale of Courtesan Li Wa 李娃傳|李娃传[lǐ wá zhuàn]

短简
duǎn jiǎn

brief

竹简
zhú jiǎn

bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times)

第二次汉字简化方案
dì èr cì hàn zì jiǎn huà fāng àn

Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (second round of simplified Chinese characters, proposed in 1977 and retracted in 1986)

简·爱
jiǎn · ài

Jane Eyre, novel by Charlotte Brontë 夏洛特·勃良特[xià luò tè · bó liáng tè]

简便
jiǎn biàn

simple and convenient

简册
jiǎn cè

booklet; brochure

简则
jiǎn zé

general rule

简化字
jiǎn huà zì

simplified Chinese character

简史
jiǎn shǐ

a brief history

简单化
jiǎn dān huà

simplification

简单地说
jiǎn dān de shuō

to put it simply; simply put

简单明了
jiǎn dān míng liǎo

clear and simple

简单网络管理协议
jiǎn dān wǎng luò guǎn lǐ xié yì

Simple Network Management Protocol

简报
jiǎn bào

presentation

简写
jiǎn xiě

to write characters in simplified form

简帖
jiǎn tiě

a letter

简慢
jiǎn màn

negligent (towards guests)

简括
jiǎn kuò

brief but comprehensive

简拼
jiǎn pīn

(computing) input method where the user types just the initial or first letter of each syllable, e.g. \shq\ or \sq\ for 事情[shì qing])

简明
jiǎn míng

simple and clear

简明扼要
jiǎn míng è yào

brief and to the point (idiom)

简易棚
jiǎn yì péng

makeshift shelter

简易爆炸装置
jiǎn yì bào zhà zhuāng zhì

improvised explosive device (IED)

简本
jiǎn běn

concise edition

简朴
jiǎn pǔ

simple and unadorned

简氏防务周刊
jiǎn shì fáng wù zhōu kān

Jane's defense weekly

简牍
jiǎn dú

bamboo and wooden slips (used for writing on in ancient times)

简略
jiǎn lüe4

simple

简略见告
jiǎn lüe4 jiàn gào

brief outline or overview (of a plan etc)

简省
jiǎn shěng

to simplify

简短介绍
jiǎn duǎn jiè shào

brief introduction

简章
jiǎn zhāng

concise list of rules

简约
jiǎn yuē

sketchy

简编
jiǎn biān

concise edition

简练
jiǎn liàn

terse

简缩
jiǎn suō

short form

简繁
jiǎn fán

simple versus traditional (Chinese characters)

简繁转换
jiǎn fán zhuǎn huàn

conversion from simple to traditional Chinese characters

简而言之
jiǎn ér yán zhī

in a nutshell

简表
jiǎn biǎo

table (displaying data in rows and columns)

简装
jiǎn zhuāng

paperback

简要介绍
jiǎn yào jiè shào

brief introduction

简言之
jiǎn yán zhī

in simple terms

简讯
jiǎn xùn

newsletter

简谐
jiǎn xié

simple harmonic (motion, oscillation etc in mechanics)

简谐振动
jiǎn xié zhèn dòng

simple harmonic oscillation

简谐波
jiǎn xié bō

simple harmonic wave

简谐运动
jiǎn xié yùn dòng

simple harmonic motion (in mechanics)

简谱
jiǎn pǔ

music notation in which the notes Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La and Si are represented by numerals 1 to 7

简述
jiǎn shù

to outline

简阳
jiǎn yáng

Jianyang, county-level city in Ziyang 資陽|资阳[zī yáng], Sichuan

简阳市
jiǎn yáng shì

Jianyang, county-level city in Ziyang 資陽|资阳[zī yáng], Sichuan

简体
jiǎn tǐ

simplified form of Chinese characters, as opposed to traditional form 繁體|繁体[fán tǐ]

精简开支
jīng jiǎn kāi zhī

to reduce spending

繁简
fán jiǎn

complicated and simple

航空邮简
háng kōng yóu jiǎn

aerogram

苏易简
sū yì jiǎn

Su Yijian (958-997), Northern Song writer and poet

言简意赅
yán jiǎn yì gāi

concise and comprehensive (idiom)

轻车简从
qīng chē jiǎn cóng

(of an official) to travel with little luggage and just a small escort

过份简单化
guò fèn jiǎn dān huà

oversimplification

邮简
yóu jiǎn

letter sheet (similar to an aerogram but not necessarily sent by airmail)

头脑简单四肢发达
tóu nǎo jiǎn dān sì zhī fā dá

all brawn no brains

黄简
huáng jiǎn

Wrigley's Juicy Fruit (brand)