简言之 jiǎnyánzhī in short Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 简 簡 jiǎn adjective simple (bound form) simple; uncomplicated; brief; the opposite of 繁 fán言 yán verbadverb to say to speak; to talk; to state or tell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".