jiǎn

simple, terse, succinct; letter

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

體字 jiǎn tǐ zì simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fan2 ti3 zi4]
jīng jiǎn to simplify; to reduce
開支 jīng jiǎn kāi zhī to reduce spending; to cut spending
fán jiǎn complicated and simple; traditional and simplified form of Chinese characters
航空郵 háng kōng yóu jiǎn aerogram
蘇易 sū yì jiǎn Su Yijian (958-997), Northern Song writer and poet
dù jiǎn old worm-eaten books
意賅 yán jiǎn yì gāi concise and comprehensive (idiom)
輕車從 qīng chē jiǎn cóng (of an official) to travel with little luggage and just a small escort; to travel without ostentation
過份單化 guò fèn jiǎn dān huà oversimplification; to oversimplify
yóu jiǎn letter sheet (similar to an aerogram but not necessarily sent by airmail)
頭腦單四肢發達 tóu nǎo jiǎn dān sì zhī fā dá all brawn no brains
huáng jiǎn Wrigley's Juicy Fruit (brand)