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HSK
simple; not complicated
HSK 3
simply; really
HSK 3
curriculum vitae (CV) / résumé / biographical notes
HSK 4
summary / brief introduction
HSK 6
simple and easy / simplistic / simplicity
HSK 7-9
concise / succinct / pithy
HSK 7-9
to be abbreviated to / abbreviation; short form
HSK 7-9
concise / brief
HSK 7-9
brief (statement, summary etc) / briefly / brevity
HSK 7-9
to simplify
HSK 7-9
to simplify / to reduce
HSK 7-9
simple and crude
HSK 7-9
simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字
HSK 7-9
Jane Eyre, novel by Charlotte Brontë 夏洛特·勃良特
paperback / plainly packaged / opposite: 精裝|精装
concise list of rules / brochure / pamphlet
sketchy / concise / abbreviated
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *简* | 简* | *简
simple / uncomplicated / letter / to choose / to select / bamboo strips used for writing (old)
a brief history
presentation / briefing / (oral or written) brief report
simplified form of Chinese characters, as opposed to traditional form 繁體|繁体
bamboo and wooden slips (used for writing on in ancient times) / letter; correspondence; book; document
to outline / to summarize / to sketch / summary / brief description / concise narrative / in a nutshell / briefly
to write characters in simplified form / the simplified form of a character / to abbreviate (a word or expression) / to write in simple language
simple / brief
(computing) input method where the user types just the initial or first letter of each syllable, e.g. "shq" or "sq" for 事情
music notation in which the notes Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La and Si are represented by numerals 1 to 7
bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times)
brief and to the point (idiom) / succinct
simple versus traditional (Chinese characters)
simple and clear / concise
in a nutshell / to put it briefly
terse / succinct
complicated and simple / traditional and simplified form of Chinese characters
(literary) letter
simple harmonic (motion, oscillation etc in mechanics)
concise edition; abridged edition; compendium
(of an official) to travel with little luggage and just a small escort / to travel without ostentation
general rule / simple principle
brief but comprehensive / compendious
abbreviation / short form
concise edition / abridged edition
negligent (towards guests)
to simplify / to reduce to essentials / economical
letter sheet (similar to an aerogram but not necessarily sent by airmail)
crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can / to do things simply and thriftily / It's not pretty but it works.
Simplified Chinese (abbr. for 簡體中文|简体中文)
bamboo slip used for record keeping during the Han Dynasty
a letter
minimalism
not simple; rather complicated / remarkable; marvelous
brief introduction
simple drawing; sketch
simplification / to simplify
simplified Chinese character
conversion from simple to traditional Chinese characters
Bai Xingjian (c. 776-826), younger brother of Bai Juyi 白居易, Tang novelist and poet, author of novel Tale of Courtesan Li Wa 李娃傳|李娃传
simple harmonic wave / sine wave
brief
"A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking
Jane's defense weekly
Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (second round of simplified Chinese characters, proposed in 1977 and retracted in 1986) / abbr. to 二簡|二简
to put it simply; simply put
brief introduction
simple harmonic motion (in mechanics) / motion of a simple pendulum
Jianyang, county-level city in Ziyang 資陽市|资阳市, Sichuan
aerogram
to simplify and condense (a text) / abridged
to adopt a simplified approach; to keep things simple
biographic sketch
simple and convenient / handy
booklet; brochure / (old) book (made of bamboo strips tied together)
clear and simple / in simple terms
Simple Network Management Protocol / SNMP
a letter
makeshift shelter / awning
improvised explosive device (IED)
simple and unadorned / plain
variant of 簡練|简练
table (displaying data in rows and columns)
in simple terms / to put things simply / briefly
newsletter / the news in brief / (Tw) SMS message
simple harmonic oscillation / sinusoidal oscillation
to reduce spending / to cut spending
Su Yijian (958-997), Northern Song writer and poet
old worm-eaten books
concise and comprehensive (idiom)
oversimplification / to oversimplify
all brawn no brains


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