jiǎn

simple, terse, succinct, a letter

HSK 3 #716

DEFINITIONS

  • simple, terse, succinct, a letter
  • simple
  • uncomplicated
  • letter
  • to choose
  • to select
  • bamboo strips used for writing (old)

STROKES

简 stroke order diagram
简 stroke order animation

WORDS

单 jiǎn dān simple; not complicated
直 jiǎn zhí simply; at all; practically
历 jiǎn lì curriculum vitae (CV); résumé; biographical notes
化 jiǎn huà to simplify
陋 jiǎn lòu simple and crude
要 jiǎn yào concise; brief
jīng jiǎn to simplify; to reduce
体字 jiǎn tǐ zì simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fan2 ti3 zi4]
短 jiǎn duǎn brief (statement, summary etc); briefly; brevity
报 jiǎn bào presentation; briefing; (oral or written) brief report
称 jiǎn chēng to be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form
洁 jiǎn jié concise; succinct; pithy
易 jiǎn yì simple and easy; simplistic; simplicity
而言之 jiǎn ér yán zhī in a nutshell; to put it briefly
介 jiǎn jiè summary; brief introduction
单化 jiǎn dān huà simplification; to simplify
约 jiǎn yuē sketchy; concise; abbreviated
讯 jiǎn xùn newsletter; the news in brief; (Tw) SMS message
朴 jiǎn pǔ simple and unadorned; plain
写 jiǎn xiě to write characters in simplified form; the simplified form of a character; to abbreviate (a word or expression); to write in simple language
略 jiǎn lüè simple; brief
言之 jiǎn yán zhī in simple terms; to put things simply; briefly
便 jiǎn biàn simple and convenient; handy
明扼要 jiǎn míng è yào brief and to the point (idiom); succinct
意赅 yán jiǎn yì gāi concise and comprehensive (idiom)
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