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简
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Definitions
- 1. simple
- 2. uncomplicated
- 3. letter
- 4. to choose
- 5. to select
Example Sentences
1 shown5加10很 简 单。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 简
brief outline or overview (of a plan etc)
simple
Jane's defense weekly
simplification
Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (second round of simplified Chinese characters, proposed in 1977 and retracted in 1986)
short form
Jane Eyre, novel by Charlotte Brontë 夏洛特·勃良特[xià luò tè · bó liáng tè]
simple and easy
to write characters in simplified form
a brief history
\A Brief History of Time\ by Stephen Hawking
concise
in simple terms
simple
in a nutshell
bamboo and wooden slips (used for writing on in ancient times)
improvised explosive device (IED)
to simplify
simple harmonic wave
brief but comprehensive
music notation in which the notes Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La and Si are represented by numerals 1 to 7
simple and convenient
Jianyang, county-level city in Ziyang 資陽|资阳[zī yáng], Sichuan
(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])
Simple Network Management Protocol
to put it simply; simply put
to simplify and condense (a text)
Jianyang, county-level city in Ziyang 資陽|资阳[zī yáng], Sichuan
Su Yijian (958-997), Northern Song writer and poet
terse
brief (statement, summary etc)
biographic sketch
concise list of rules
brief and to the point (idiom)
simple harmonic oscillation
bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times)
oversimplification
brief introduction
simple harmonic (motion, oscillation etc in mechanics)
negligent (towards guests)
crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can
simple and unadorned
paperback
brief introduction
concise edition
makeshift shelter
(literary) letter
simple and crude
presentation
to simplify
a letter
simplified form of Chinese characters, as opposed to traditional form 繁體|繁体[fán tǐ]
simplified Chinese character
brief
Wrigley's Spearmint (brand)
(of an official) to travel with little luggage and just a small escort
table (displaying data in rows and columns)
to outline
complicated and simple
aerogram
sketchy
Wrigley's Juicy Fruit (brand)
to reduce spending
concise and comprehensive (idiom)
curriculum vitae (CV)
simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fán tǐ zì]
simply; really
to simplify
newsletter
not simple; rather complicated
conversion from simple to traditional Chinese characters
concise edition
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]
all brawn no brains
clear and simple
general rule
booklet; brochure
simple and clear
minimalism
summary
simple versus traditional (Chinese characters)
bamboo slip used for record keeping during the Han Dynasty
concise
simple harmonic motion (in mechanics)
letter sheet (similar to an aerogram but not necessarily sent by airmail)