精簡

See also: 精简

Chinese

		energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient	simple
trad. (精簡)		精	簡
simp. (精简)		精	简

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīngjiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ gaan²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): cheng-kán

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīngjiǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jingjiǎn
    • Wade–Giles: ching¹-chien³
    • Yale: jīng-jyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingjean
    • Palladius: цзинцзянь (czinczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing¹ gaan²
    • Yale: jīng gáan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ gaan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing¹ gan²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ kaːn³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-kán
    • Tâi-lô: tsing-kán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zengkarn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kan⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ³³ kan⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kan⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴¹/

Verb

精簡

1. to simplify; to reduce; to streamline
2. to retrench

Synonyms

• (to simplify):

• 簡／简 (jiǎn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 簡化／简化 (jiǎnhuà)

 

Adjective

精簡

1. concise

Synonyms

• 扼要 (èyào)
• 概括 (gàikuò)
• 簡／简 (jiǎn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 簡明／简明 (jiǎnmíng)
• 簡潔／简洁 (jiǎnjié)
• 簡練／简练 (jiǎnliàn)
• 簡要／简要 (jiǎnyào)
• 精粹 (jīngcuì)
• 精練／精练 (jīngliàn)