省繁从简
shěng​fán​cóng​jiǎn

simplify things

  • created sense approved 省繁从简/省繁從簡 · shěng​fán​cóng​jiǎn · simplify things — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    省繁从简 / 省繁從簡

    shěng​fán​cóng​jiǎn

    simplify things

    to save on the complex and follow the simple; to simplify matters by stripping away unnecessary details

    省 (literal) → 省 · shěng · to omit 繁 (literal) → 繁 · fán · complicated 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