简写 (簡寫)
jiǎn xiě
Pinyin

Definition

简写 (簡寫)
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jiǎn xiě
  1. to write characters in simplified form
  2. the simplified form of a character
  3. to abbreviate (a word or expression)
  4. to write in simple language

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

写
xiě
  1. 1 to write
书写
shū xiě
  1. 1 to write
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
填写
tián xiě
  1. 1 to fill in a form
  2. 2 to write data in a box (on a questionnaire or web form)

Idioms (5)

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
能写善算
néng xiě shàn suàn
  1. 1 to be literate and numerate (idiom)
言简意赅
yán jiǎn yì gāi
  1. 1 concise and comprehensive (idiom)
轻描淡写
qīng miáo dàn xiě
  1. 1 to sketch in light shades
  2. 2 to play down
  3. 3 to deemphasize (idiom)

Sample Sentences

有很多，为了方便，有时候就会使用缩略语或简写。和英语一样啊。
yǒu hěn duō ，wèile fāngbiàn ，yǒushíhou jiù huì shǐyòng suōlüèyǔ huò jiǎnxiě 。hé yīngyǔ yīyàng ā 。
Yes, very common, sometimes we use abbreviations or simplifications for convenience sake. The same as in English!
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