删繁就简 shān fán jiù jiǎn

DEFINITIONS

  1. simplify by deleting the complicated and retaining the simple

CHARACTERS

删 shān
HSK 5
to cut; delete
繁 fán
HSK 5
complicated, complex, difficult
就 jiù
HSK 2
just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
简 jiǎn
HSK 3
simple, terse, succinct, a letter