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简洁

jiǎnjié

concise; succinct; simple and clear

A bare bright room with one chair and a small table
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Characters in this word

简 jiǎn

Strokes
13
Radical
⺮ — bamboo
Made of
⺮ bamboo 间 between, among
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 简

洁 jié

Strokes
9
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 吉 lucky, propitious, good
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 洁

Example phrases

  • 这份报告语言简洁,数据来源也标注得十分清楚。 Zhè fèn bàogào yǔyán jiǎnjié, shùjù láiyuán yě biāozhù de shífēn qīngchǔ. The language of this report is concise, and the data sources are also marked very clearly.
  • 这间房子布置得很简洁,只有一张桌子和一把椅子。 Zhè jiān fángzi bùzhì de hěn jiǎnjié, zhǐ yǒu yì zhāng zhuōzi hé yì bǎ yǐzi. This room is furnished very simply, with only a table and a chair.
  • 好的广告语应该简洁,让人一看就懂。 Hǎo de guǎnggàoyǔ yīnggāi jiǎnjié, ràng rén yí kàn jiù dǒng. A good slogan should be concise so that people understand it at a glance.

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