shěng​fán​cóng​jiǎn

to simplify things

  • created reference approved 省烦从简/省煩從簡 → 省繁从简/省繁從簡 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    省烦从简 / 省煩從簡 shěng​fán​cóng​jiǎn

    省繁从简 / 省繁從簡 shěng​fán​cóng​jiǎn

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 省烦从简/省煩從簡 · shěng​fán​cóng​jiǎn · to simplify things — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    省烦从简 / 省煩從簡

    shěng​fán​cóng​jiǎn

    to simplify things

    to skip complicated procedures and adopt a simpler method

    省 (literal) → 省 · shěng · to omit 烦 (literal) → 烦/煩 · fán · superfluous 从简 (literal) → 从简/從簡 · cóng​jiǎn · to simplify

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

    created sense