簡 (gaan2 | jian3) : simple; treat impolitely; letter; a surname

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簡

gaan2

jian3

[1] [adj] simple; brief; simplified
[2] [v] treat impolitely; snub; slight
[3] [n] letter; note; bamboo slip (for writing on)
[4] [v] select; choose (as variant of 揀)
[5] [n] a Chinese surname

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Stroke count: 18

Level: 2

Radical: 竹 (#118)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

簡 / 简

This word has been viewed 11069 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th May 2015 01:46

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言簡意賅 jin4 gaan2 ji3 goi1 yan2 jian3 yi4 gai1 = concise and comprehensive

簡直 gaan2 zik6 jian3 zhi2 = simply

簡稱 gaan2 cing1 jian3 cheng1 = abbreviation

簡體字 gaan2 tai2 zi6 jian3 ti3 zi4 = simplified Chinese characters

簡單 gaan2 daan1 jian3 dan1 = simple

點止咁簡單 dim2 zi2 gam3 gaan2 daan1 = It's not so simple 粵

簡化 gaan2 faa3 jian3 hua4 = to simplify

簡便 gaan2 bin6 jian3 bian4 = convenient; handy

簡明 gaan2 ming4 jian3 ming2 = simple and clear; concise

簡易 gaan2 ji6 jian3 yi4 = simple; easy

簡短 gaan2 dyun2 jian3 duan3 = brief; short time; short duration

簡要 gaan2 jiu3 jian3 yao4 = brief; concise

簡陋 gaan2 lau6 jian3 lou4 = simple and crude; basic; spartan

簡短介紹 gaan2 dyun2 gaai3 siu6 jian3 duan3 jie4 shao4 = brief introduction

簡要介紹 gaan2 jiu3 gaai3 siu6 jian3 yao4 jie4 shao4 = brief introduction

簡單化 gaan2 daan1 faa3 jian3 dan1 hua4 = simplification; to simplify

簡潔 gaan2 git3 jian3 jie2 = succinct; concise; pithy

簡略 gaan2 loek6 jian3 lve4 = simple; brief

簡介 gaan2 gaai3 jian3 jie4 = brief introduction; summary

簡樸 gaan2 pok3 jian3 bu2 = simple and unadorned; plain

精簡 zing1 gaan2 jing1 jian3 = to simplify; to reduce (complexity)

精簡開支 zing1 gaan2 hoi1 zi1 jing1 jian3 kai1 zhi1 = to reduce spending; to cut costs

簡報 gaan2 bou3 jian3 bao4 = brief; briefing; presentation

郵簡 jau4 gaan2 = aerogramme

不簡單 bat1 gaan2 daan1 bu4 jian3 dan1 = not simple; rather complicated; remarkable; marvelous 國

過份簡單化 gwo3 fan6 gaan2 daan1 faa3 guo4 fen4 jian3 dan1 hua4 = oversimplification; oversimplify

原因很簡單 jyun4 jan1 han2 gaan2 daan1 yuan2 yin1 hen3 jian3 dan1 = the reason is very simple

航空郵簡 hong4 hung1 jau4 gaan2 = an aerogram

頭腦簡單 tau4 nou5 gaan2 daan1 = [adj] foolishly simple; simple-minded

簡化漢字 gaan2 faa3 hon3 zi6 jian3 hua4 han4 zi4 = simplify Chinese characters; simplified Chinese characters

個人簡歷 go3 jan4 gaan2 lik6 = personal résumé; resume; curriculum vitae

簡筆字 gaan2 bat1 zi6 = simplified characters

簡筆 gaan2 bat1 = simplified (in the sense of 簡體(字))

簡化字 gaan2 faa3 zi6 jian3 hua4 zi4 = simplified Chinese characters

簡體版 gaan2 tai2 baan2 jian3 ti3 ban3 = simplified Chinese characters version / edition

簡譜 gaan2 pou2 jian3 pu3 = jianpu, numbered musical notation

簡訊 gaan2 seon3 jian3 xun4 = short message; brief message

簡約 gaan2 joek3 jian3 yue1 = brief; succinct; thrifty

簡化錄字頭 gaan2 faa3 luk6 zi6 tau4 jian3 hua4 lv4 zi4 tou2 = Kangxi radical 58 (snout) (彐)

刪繁就簡 saan1 faan4 zau6 gaan2 shan1 fan2 jiu4 jian3 = to simplify by eradicating the superfluous

深居簡出 sam1 geoi1 gaan2 ceot1 shen1 ju1 jian3 chu1 = lead a secluded life; live like a hermit

簡歷 gaan2 lik6 jian3 li4 = résumé (e. g. job résumé)

從簡 cung4 gaan2 cong2 jian3 = keep sth. simple

簡單網絡管理協議 gaan2 daan1 mong5 lok3 gun2 lei5 hip3 ji5 jian3 dan1 wang3 luo4 guan3 li3 xie2 yi4 = Simple Network Management Protocol; SNMP

簡單電路 gaan2 daan1 din6 lou6 jian3 dan1 dian4 lu4 = simple electric circuit

最簡化式 zeoi3 gaan2 faa3 sik1 zui4 jian3 hua4 shi4 = [math.] simplest form

簡陽 gaan2 joeng4 jian3 yang2 = Jianyang (city in Sichuan)

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答案好簡單粵
The answer's very simple.

佢變到我簡直認佢唔出。粵
He had changed so much that I no longer recognized him.
[The two verbs 變 and 認 are each affixed with a verb particle 到 and 唔出 respectively. 到 is a degree particle while 唔出 is a potential particle.]

大家都知道亞雄吹水功夫一流，佢可以將一件簡單嘅事講到天花龍鳳嚟吸引人。粵
Everyone knows Ah Hung is really good at talking. He can capture his audience by making a simple matter so sophisticated.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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