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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
to simplify
HSK 7-9
concise / succinct / pithy
HSK 7-9
simple and crude
HSK 7-9
brief (statement, summary etc) / briefly / brevity
HSK 7-9
simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字
HSK 7-9
to simplify / to reduce
HSK 7-9
concise / brief
HSK 7-9
simple and easy / simplistic / simplicity
HSK 7-9
to be abbreviated to / abbreviation; short form
HSK 7-9
simple harmonic (motion, oscillation etc in mechanics)
(of an official) to travel with little luggage and just a small escort / to travel without ostentation
"A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking
old worm-eaten books
simple harmonic oscillation / sinusoidal oscillation
letter sheet (similar to an aerogram but not necessarily sent by airmail)
Jane Eyre, novel by Charlotte Brontë 夏洛特·勃良特
bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *簡* | 簡* | *簡
simple / uncomplicated / letter / to choose / to select / bamboo strips used for writing (old)
presentation / briefing / (oral or written) brief report
music notation in which the notes Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La and Si are represented by numerals 1 to 7
simplified form of Chinese characters, as opposed to traditional form 繁體|繁体
concise list of rules / brochure / pamphlet
sketchy / concise / abbreviated
newsletter / the news in brief / (Tw) SMS message
crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can / to do things simply and thriftily / It's not pretty but it works.
not simple; rather complicated / remarkable; marvelous
simple and convenient / handy
a brief history
to write characters in simplified form / the simplified form of a character / to abbreviate (a word or expression) / to write in simple language
concise edition; abridged edition; compendium
bamboo and wooden slips (used for writing on in ancient times) / letter; correspondence; book; document
in a nutshell / to put it briefly
simple and unadorned / plain
in simple terms / to put things simply / briefly
concise and comprehensive (idiom)
terse / succinct
simple harmonic motion (in mechanics) / motion of a simple pendulum
booklet; brochure / (old) book (made of bamboo strips tied together)
negligent (towards guests)
general rule / simple principle
concise edition / abridged edition
Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (abbr. for 第二次漢字簡化方案|第二次汉字简化方案)
brief but comprehensive / compendious
bamboo slip used for record keeping during the Han Dynasty
simple / brief
Jianyang, a county-level city in Chengdu City 成都市, Sichuan
a letter
abbreviation / short form
Simple Network Management Protocol / SNMP
complicated and simple / traditional and simplified form of Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese (abbr. for 簡體中文|简体中文)
minimalism
simple drawing; sketch
to put it simply; simply put
conversion from simple to traditional Chinese characters
paperback / plainly packaged / opposite: 精裝|精装
biographic sketch
simple versus traditional (Chinese characters)
to outline / to summarize / to sketch / summary / brief description / concise narrative / in a nutshell / briefly
to reduce spending / to cut spending
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
brief
Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (second round of simplified Chinese characters, proposed in 1977 and retracted in 1986) / abbr. to 二簡|二简
(computing) input method where the user types just the initial or first letter of each syllable, e.g. "shq" or "sq" for 事情
makeshift shelter / awning
improvised explosive device (IED)
brief introduction
aerogram
to simplify and condense (a text) / abridged
to adopt a simplified approach; to keep things simple
(literary) letter
simplified Chinese character
simplification / to simplify
clear and simple / in simple terms
a letter
simple and clear / concise
brief and to the point (idiom) / succinct
Jane's defense weekly
variant of 簡練|简练
to simplify / to reduce to essentials / economical
table (displaying data in rows and columns)
brief introduction
simple harmonic wave / sine wave
Su Yijian (958-997), Northern Song writer and poet
oversimplification / to oversimplify
all brawn no brains


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