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精简 (jīng jiǎn): Simplify (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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3.

Character Breakdown

精 • jīng • refined, pure, essence, spirit
jīng精

refined, pure, essence, spirit

简 • jiǎn • simple, brief, or bamboo slip for writing
jiǎn简

simple, brief, or bamboo slip for writing

Word Info

Pinyinjīng jiǎn
Meaningsimplify; cut; reduce
Characters2
SyntaxVerb
4.

How to Use 精简 in Sentences

Adjective + Nounwith版
jīng精
jiǎn简
bǎn版
neutral
abridged version
Noun + Verbwith内容
nèi内
róng容
jīng精
jiǎn简
Adverb + Verbwith进一步
jìn进
yī一
bù步
jīng精
jiǎn简
Verb + Objectwith机构
jīng精
jiǎn简
jī机
gòu构
5.

Example Sentences with 精简

zhè这
ge个
jù句
zi子
hěn很
jīng精
neutral
concise content
formal
Written
further streamline
formal
streamline organizations
jiǎn
简
。
This sentence is very concise.
wèi为
le了
tí提
shēng升
kě可
dú读
xìng性
，
wǒ我
jiàn建
yì议
jiāng将
zhè这
fèn份
rǒng冗
cháng长
de的
shuō说
míng明
wén文
dàng档
jìn进
xíng行
jīng精
jiǎn简
。
To improve readability, I suggest simplifying this lengthy instruction document.
gōng公
sī司
jué决
dìng定
jīng精
jiǎn简
rén人
yuán员
，
tí提
gāo高
xiào效
lǜ率
。
The company decided to streamline staff to improve efficiency.
tā他
fēi非
dàn但
méi没
yǒu有
jīng精
jiǎn简
kāi开
zhī支
，
fǎn反
ér而
zēng增
jiā加
le了
bú不
bì必
yào要
de的
yù预
suàn算
xiàng项
mù目
。
He not only failed to cut expenses but instead added unnecessary budget items.
wèi为
le了
jié节
shěng省
shí时
jiān间
，
tā他
jīng精
jiǎn简
le了
bào报
gào告
de的
nèi内
róng容
。
To save time, he condensed the content of the report.

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 精简.

  • 爱不释手ài bù shì shǒulike something so much that one cannot bear to part with it
  • 贝壳bèi kéconch; sea shell
  • 波涛bō tāogreat waves
  • 残酷cán kùcruel; brutal; ruthless
  • 不得已bù dé yǐbe forced to; have no alternative but to
  • 偶像ǒu xiàngidol
  • 包围bāo wéisurround
  • 弊端bì duānmalpractice; abuse
  • 拜访bài fǎngpay a visit; call to pay respects; call on
  • 伴随bàn suíaccompany; be in the wake of
  • 辩护biàn hùspeak in defense of; argue in favour of
  • 别扭biè niudifficult to deal with; troublesome; hard to get along with
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 精简.

Words with 精
  • 精彩jīng cǎibrilliant
  • 精力jīng lìenergy; vigour; vim
  • 精神jīng shénessence; spirit
  • 精准
jīng zhǔn
precise; accurate; exact
  • 精华jīng huáessence; best feature; soul
  • 精密jīng mìprecise; accurate
  • 精心jīng xīnmeticulously; painstakingly
  • 精确jīng quèaccurate; exact; precise
    • Words with 简
    • 简单jiǎn dānsimple
    • 简历jiǎn lìCurriculum Vitae (CV); résumé
    • 简直jiǎn zhísimply
    • 简介jiǎn jièsummary
    • 简化jiǎn huàsimplify
    • 简要jiǎn yàoconcise and to the point; brief
    • 简陋jiǎn lòusimple and crude
    • 简体字jiǎn tǐ zìsimplified Chinese character