简而言之 jiǎn'éryánzhī in a nutshell Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 简 簡 jiǎn adjective simple (bound form) simple; uncomplicated; brief; the opposite of 繁 fán而言 éryán preposition with regard to (bound form) as far as something is concerned; used after words like 就 jiù or 对 duì to define the scope of a statement.之 zhī pronoun it Used only in the object position to refer to a person or thing already mentioned, meaning "him", "her", "it", or "them".