简 (簡)
jiǎn
Pinyin

Definition

简 (簡)
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jiǎn
  1. simple
  2. uncomplicated
  3. letter
  4. to choose
  5. to select
  6. bamboo strips used for writing (old)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

简单
jiǎn dān
  1. 1 simple
  2. 2 not complicated
简直
jiǎn zhí
  1. 1 simply
  2. 2 at all
  3. 3 practically
简
jiǎn
  1. 1 simple
  2. 2 uncomplicated
  3. 3 letter
  4. 4 to choose
  5. 5 to select
  6. 6 bamboo strips used for writing (old)
简介
jiǎn jiè
  1. 1 summary
  2. 2 brief introduction
简化
jiǎn huà
  1. 1 to simplify

Idioms (3)

因陋就简
yīn lòu jiù jiǎn
  1. 1 crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can
  2. 2 to do things simply and thriftily
  3. 3 It's not pretty but it works.
简明扼要
jiǎn míng è yào
  1. 1 brief and to the point (idiom)
  2. 2 succinct
言简意赅
yán jiǎn yì gāi
  1. 1 concise and comprehensive (idiom)

Sample Sentences

有那么简单吗？
yǒu nàme jiǎndān ma ？
Is it that simple?
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电影院几乎场场爆满，简直一票难求。
diànyǐngyuàn jīhū chǎng chǎng bàomǎn ，jiǎnzhí yī piào nán qiú 。
It’s almost impossible to buy a movie ticket with cinemas almost fully booked for every show.
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有一次我在家里面非常悠哉地带孩子，突然发现我的尿布用光了，简直就是晴天霹雳！
yǒu yī cì wǒ zài jiā lǐmiàn fēicháng yōuzāi de dài háizi ，tūrán fāxiàn wǒ de niàobù yòng guāng le ，jiǎnzhí jiùshì qíngtiānpīlì ！
There was one time, I was taking care of my kid and relaxing. Then I found out I was out of diapers. It was a real bolt from the blue.
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你的简报做得真好。
nǐ de jiǎnbào zuò de zhēn hǎo 。
You did a great presentation.
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以前在学校读书的时候，特别是在考试之前，一定有一位同学总是说：“这次考试好简单呀！不用读、不用读。”
yǐqián zài xuéxiào dúshū de shíhou ，tèbié shì zài kǎoshì zhīqián ，yīdìng yǒu yī wèi tóngxué zǒngshì shuō ：“zhè cì kǎoshì hǎo jiǎndān ya ！bùyòng dú 、bùyòng dú 。”
Back when I was studying at school, especially before exams, there was always one classmate who would say, ‘The test will be so easy this time! I won’t have to study.’
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这一次考试他都没读书，但是不会的题目都猜对了，简直是瞎猫碰到死耗子。
zhè yī cì kǎoshì tā dōu méi dúshū ，dànshì bù huì de tímù dōu cāi duì le ，jiǎnzhí shì xiāmāopèngdàosǐhàozi 。
He didn’t study at all for the test this time, but he managed to guess the correct answers. He is such a lucky devil.
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上次我在网络交友的时候，遇到一个很好看的人。但是见到本人之后，这个人长得跟照片完全不一样，简直是挂羊头卖狗肉啊！
shàngcì wǒ zài Wǎngluò jiāoyǒu de shíhou ，yùdào yīgē hěn hǎokàn de rén 。dànshì jiàndào běnrén zhīhòu ，zhège rén cháng de gēn zhàopiàn wánquán bù yīyàng ，jiǎnzhí shì guàyángtóumàigǒuròu a ！
I met someone really good-looking when I was dating online last time, but after I met her in person, I realized she looked totally different from her photo. She totally cried wine and sold vinegar!
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曾晶介绍，味觉和咀嚼功能减退、胃肠蠕动减慢、消化液分泌减少，这些都会影响老年人的食欲和消化吸收能力；空巢状态、独居老人可能会饮食上更为简单随意。这些都会导致老年人饮食营养摄入不均衡，最终影响健康。
zēngjīng jièshào ，wèijué hé jǔjué gōngnéng jiǎntuì 、wèi cháng rúdòng jiǎnmàn 、xiāohuàyè fēnmì jiǎnshǎo ，zhèxiē dōu huì yǐngxiǎng lǎoniánrén de shíyù hé xiāohuà xīshōu nénglì ；kōngcháo zhuàngtài 、dújū lǎorén kěnéng huì yǐnshí shàng gèngwéi jiǎndān suíyì 。zhèxiē dōu huì dǎozhì lǎoniánrén yǐnshí yíngyǎng shèrù bù jūnhéng ，zuìzhōng yǐngxiǎng jiànkāng 。
Zeng Jing explains reduction of taste and chewing function, gastrointestinal motility slowed down, and decreased digestive juice secretion, which all affected the appetite and digestion and absorption capacity of the elderly; empty nest state, elderly people living alone may be more simple and casual. These will lead to an imbalance in the nutritional intake of the elderly and ultimately affect their health.
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太简单了
tài jiǎndān le
Too easy
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从1月1日起，《中华人民共和国电子商务法》（以下简称电商法）正式实施，以往靠“人肉”通关带货的微商都将成为电商经营者中的一员需要办理市场主体登记，履行纳税义务。
cóng yī yuè yī rìqǐ ，《ZhōnghuáRénmínGònghéguó diànzǐshāngwùfǎ 》（yǐxià jiǎnchēng diànshāngfǎ ）zhèngshì shíshī ，yǐwǎng kào “rénròu ”tōngguān dàihuò de wēishāng dōu jiāng chéngwéi diànshāng jīngyíngzhě zhōng de yīyuán xūyào bànlǐ Shìchǎngzhǔtǐ dēngjì ，lǚxíng nàshuì yìwù 。
From January 1st, the People's Republic of China Electronic Commerce Law (hereinafter referred to as the E-commerce Law) is officially implemented. In the past, the micro-businesses that have relied on people to carry goods and clear customs will come under e-commerce operators and they have to register as market entities and fulfill their tax obligations.
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