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Mandarin jiǎn
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Pinyin jian3
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竹中尸日
Sijiao 882.2
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 jiǎn simple / uncomplicated / letter / to choose / to select / bamboo strips used for writing (old)
Results beginning with 简
 jiǎn jiè summary / brief introduction
 jiǎn dān simple / not complicated
 jiǎn tǐ simplified form of Chinese characters, as opposed to traditional form 繁體|繁体[fan2 ti3]
 jiǎn zhí simply / really
 jiǎn lì curriculum vitae (CV) / résumé / biographical notes
 jiǎn chēng to be abbreviated to / abbreviation / short form
 jiǎn jié concise / succinct / pithy
 jiǎn yì simple and easy / simplistic / simplicity
 jiǎn huà to simplify
 jiǎn yào concise / brief
便 jiǎn biàn simple and convenient / handy
 jiǎn yuē sketchy / concise / abbreviated
 jiǎn duǎn brief (statement, summary etc) / briefly / brevity
 jiǎn bào presentation / briefing / (oral or written) brief report
 jiǎn shù to outline / to summarize / to sketch / summary / brief description / concise narrative / in a nutshell / briefly
 jiǎn zhāng concise list of rules / brochure / pamphlet
 jiǎn lòu simple and crude
 jiǎn míng simple and clear / concise
 jiǎn zhuāng paperback / plainly packaged / opposite: 精裝|精装[jing1 zhuang1]
 jiǎn xùn newsletter / the news in brief / (Tw) SMS message
 jiǎn pǔ simple and unadorned / plain
 jiǎn lu:è simple / brief
 jiǎn liàn terse / succinct
 jiǎn fán simple versus traditional (Chinese characters)
 jiǎn shǐ a brief history
 jiǎn pǔ music notation in which the notes Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La and Si are represented by numerals 1 to 7
 jiǎn xiě to write characters in simplified form / the simplified form of a character / to abbreviate (a word or expression) / to write in simple language
 jiǎn mǎ brevity code
 jiǎn běn concise edition / abridged edition
 jiǎn biān concise edition / abridged edition / compendium
 jiǎn biǎo table (displaying data in rows and columns)
 jiǎn cè booklet / brochure / (old) book (made of bamboo strips tied together)
 jiǎn kuò brief but comprehensive / compendious
 jiǎn liàn variant of 簡練|简练[jian3 lian4]
 jiǎn lìng fragmentary order / frag O
 jiǎn màn negligent (towards guests)
 jiǎn pīn (computing) input method where the user types just the initial or first letter of each syllable, e.g. "shq" or "sq" for 事情[shi4 qing5])
 jiǎn shěng to simplify / to reduce to essentials / economical
 jiǎn suō abbreviation / short form
 jiǎn tiě a letter
 jiǎn xié simple harmonic (motion, oscillation etc in mechanics)
 Jiǎn yáng Jianyang, county-level city in Ziyang 資陽|资阳[Zi1 yang2], Sichuan
 jiǎn zé general rule / simple principle
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 jiǎn dān huà simplification / to simplify
 jiǎn tǐ zì simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fan2 ti3 zi4]
 jiǎn yán zhī in simple terms / to put things simply / briefly
 jiǎn huà zì simplified Chinese character
  dumb mine
 jiǎn bìng xīng degenerate star
 jiǎn dān de briefly / simply
 jiǎn jì yuán précis-writer
 jiǎn tiě r a letter
 jiǎn xié bō simple harmonic wave / sine wave
 Jiǎn yáng shì Jianyang, county-level city in Ziyang 資陽|资阳[Zi1 yang2], Sichuan
 jiǎn yì péng makeshift shelter / awning
 jiǎn yòu xīn Eugene
· Jiǎn · Aì Jane Eyre, novel by Charlotte Brontë / 夏洛特·勃良特[Xia4 luo4 te4 · / Bo2 liang2 te4]
 jiǎn tǐ zhōng wén simplified character Chinese, simplified Chinese
 jiǎn dān míng liǎo clear and simple / in simple terms
 jiǎn míng è yào brief and to the point (idiom) / succinct
 jiǎn ér yán zhī in a nutshell / to put it briefly
  summary record
  simple signature
  peg leg / straight pylon
  improvised shower
 jiǎn dān de shuō to put it simply / simply put
 jiǎn dān de shuō to put it simply / simply put
 jiǎn dān duō shù plurality / simple majority
 jiǎn duǎn jiè shào brief introduction
 jiǎn fán zhuǎn huàn conversion from simple to traditional Chinese characters
 jiǎn lòu wǔ qì crude weapon
 jiǎn lu:è jiàn gào brief outline or overview (of a plan etc)
 jiǎn xié yùn dòng simple harmonic motion (in mechanics) / motion of a simple pendulum
 jiǎn xié zhèn dòng simple harmonic oscillation / sinusoidal oscillation
 jiǎn yào jiè shào brief introduction
 jiǎn yào shuō míng concise notes
 jiǎn yì jī chǎng airstrip / landing strip / strip
  simplification and harmonization
线  simple isobath
线 jiǎn huà děng jù xiàn simplified equidistant line / simplified line of equidistance
 jiǎn huà shǒu xù sī Facilitation Division
  World Statistics in Brief
  simple blowback action
  summary judicial procedures
  Chamber of Summary Procedure
线  simple linear regression
  improvised weapon system
 Jiǎn shì fáng wù zhōu kān Jane's defense weekly
 jiǎn yì bào zhà zhuāng zhì improvised explosive device (IED)
 jiǎn yì léi chǎng biāo zhì improvised minefield marker / local warning sign
 jiǎn yì xīn wén jù hé Really Simple Syndication
 jiǎn yì zhà dàn zhuāng zhì improvised explosive device (IED)
  Museum of Simple Technology
  simplification and harmonization task force on resource mobilization / simplification and harmonization task force
  Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
 jiǎn dān wǎng luò guǎn lǐ xié yì Simple Network Management Protocol / SNMP
 jiǎn jié shì zhì huì de líng hún Brevity is the soul of wit (from Polonius' 波洛涅斯 / speech in Hamlet II:2 哈姆雷特).
  Simpler Trade Procedures Board
  Facilitation of Trade Procedures and Documentation
  Improvised Explosive Device Technical Adviser
  Convention concerning the Simplification of the Inspection of Emigrants on Board Ship
  Task Force on Streamlining Forest-related Reporting
  United Nations Centre for Facilitation of Procedures and Practices for Administration, Commerce and Transport / Centre for Facilitation of Procedures and Practices for Administration, Commerce and Transport
广  International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Material
Approximate Results for 简
 jīng jiǎn to simplify / to reduce
 fán jiǎn complicated and simple / traditional and simplified form of Chinese characters
 zhú jiǎn bamboo writing slips in ancient times (joined together to form whole scrolls)
 Hàn jiǎn bamboo slip used for record keeping during the Han Dynasty
 Bái jiǎn Wrigley's Spearmint (brand)
 duǎn jiǎn brief
 dù jiǎn old worm-eaten books
 èr jiǎn abbr. for 第二次漢字簡化方案|第二次汉字简化方案[Di4 er4 ci4 Han4 zi4 Jian3 hua4 Fang1 an4]
 Huáng jiǎn Wrigley's Juicy Fruit (brand)
 shū jiǎn (literary) letter
 yóu jiǎn letter sheet (similar to an aerogram but not necessarily sent by airmail)
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 bù jiǎn dān not simple / rather complicated / remarkable / marvelous
 Bái Xíng jiǎn Bai Xingjian (c. 776-826), younger brother of Bai Juyi 白居易[Bai2 Ju1 yi4], Tang novelist and poet, author of novel Tale of Courtesan Li Wa 李娃傳|李娃传[Li3 Wa2 Zhuan4]
 Sū Yì jiǎn Su Yijian (958-997), Northern Song writer and poet
 gè rén jiǎn lì personal history profile
 yán jiǎn yì gāi concise and comprehensive (idiom)
 shēng píng jiǎn jiè biographic sketch
 qīng chē jiǎn cóng (of an official) to travel with little luggage and just a small escort / to travel without ostentation
 yīn lòu jiù jiǎn crude but simple methods (idiom) / use whatever methods you can / to do things simply and thriftily / It's not pretty but it works.
  thinning (of data) / thinning-out (of data) / decimation (of data)
  topographic line map / contour map
  profiling of goods
 guó qíng jiǎn jiè country profile
 háng kōng yóu jiǎn aerogram
 huán jìng jiǎn bào Environment Brief
 jí jiǎn zhǔ yì minimalism
 jīng jiǎn kāi zhī to reduce spending / to cut spending
 qīng nián jiǎn xùn Youth Information Bulletin
 rén quán jiǎn bào Human Rights Newsletter
 shān jiǎn yā suō to simplify and condense (a text) / abridged
 Shí jiān jiǎn shǐ "A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking
  reduced data set
  victim profile / mine-victim profile
  United Nations in Brief
 guò fèn jiǎn dān huà oversimplification / to oversimplify
 yuán yīn hěn jiǎn dān the reason is very simple
  translator / précis-writer
  Executive Briefing Paper
  data reduction model
  Development Update
  Compendium of Environment Statistics
  Vacancy Announcement Compendium
 dào dé cào shǒu jiǎn jiè ethics briefing
 guó jiā fāng àn jiǎn jiè country programme profile
 yě zhàn jiǎn yì wǔ qì field expedient weapon
  Country Profile Data Base
  Notas sobre la Economia y el Desarrollo
 lián hé guó qīng nián jiǎn xùn United Nations Youth Information Bulletin
  vehicle borne improvised explosive device
线  command wire improvised explosive device
  remote-controlled improvised explosive device
  learning, communications and briefing
 rén lèi zhù qū tǒng jì jiǎn biān Compendium on Human Settlements Statistics
 shì jiè rén kǒu zhèng cè jiǎn biān compendium of world population policies
 tóu nǎo jiǎn dān sì zhī fā dá all brawn no brains
 zuì dī biāo zhǔn jiǎn yì jī chǎng minimum operating strip
 Dì èr cì Hàn zì Jiǎn huà Fāng àn Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (second round of simplified Chinese characters, proposed in 1977 and retracted in 1986) / abbr. to 二簡|二简[er4 jian3]
  Global Compendium of Corporate Anti-Corruption Practices
 dá ěr fù ěr rén dào zhǔ yì jiǎn kuàng Darfur Humanitarian Profile
1988年  Compendium of Social Statistics and Indicators 1988
  Committee for the Simplification of International Trade Procedure / SITPRO Committee
西  West Bank and Gaza Update
  United Nations system identity package
  simplification and harmonization task force on resource mobilization / simplification and harmonization task force
  AFI Meteorological Bulletin Exchange Scheme
  International Convention relating to the Simplification of Customs Formalities
  Compendium of Training Facilities for Meteorological and Operational Hydrology
  United Nations NADAF Newsflash
1986年  Compendium of Statistics and Indicators on the Situation of Women 1986
  Task Force to Simplify and Streamline the Rules of Work Processes
  Compendium of Administrative Policies, Practices and Procedures of Conference Services
  Compendium of basic United Nations terminology in governance and public administration
  International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures / Kyoto Convention
1970-1975年  Concise Report on the World Population Situation in 1970-1975 and its Long-Range Implications
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