删繁就简
shān​fán​jiù​jiǎn

to simplify

  • created sense approved 删繁就简/刪繁就簡 · shān​fán​jiù​jiǎn · to simplify — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    删繁就简 / 刪繁就簡

    shān​fán​jiù​jiǎn

    to simplify

    to prune away the complicated and keep it simple; to simplify a piece of writing or a complex matter by removing unnecessary details

    删 (literal) → 删/刪 · shān · to delete 繁 (literal) → 繁 · fán · complicated 就 (literal) → 就 · jiù · to approach 简 (literal) → 简/簡 · jiǎn · to simplify

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense