从简 從簡
从简 從簡 cóng jiǎn ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ cung4 gaan2
- to adopt a simplified approach; to keep things simple
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从 從
- 从不 從不 cóng bù ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ cung4 bat1 never
- 从中 從中 cóng zhōng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ cung4 zung1 from among them; from it
- 从事 從事 cóng shì ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕˋ cung4 si6 to go for
- 从来 從來 cóng lái ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ cung4 loi4 always
- 从前 從前 cóng qián ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ cung4 cin4 previously
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- 从容 從容 cóng róng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ sung4 jung4 to go easy
- 从小 從小 cóng xiǎo ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ cung4 siu2 from childhood; from a young age
- 从未 從未 cóng wèi ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋ cung4 mei6 never
- 从业 從業 cóng yè ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄝˋ cung4 jip6 to practice (a trade)
- 从此 從此 cóng cǐ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄘˇ cung4 ci2 from now on
- 从没 從沒 cóng méi ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄟˊ cung4 mut6 never (in the past)
- 从而 從而 cóng ér ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄦˊ cung4 ji4 thus; thereby
- 从头 從頭 cóng tóu ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ cung4 tau4 anew
- 服从 服從 fú cóng ㄈㄨˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ fuk6 cung4 to obey (an order)
- 盲从 盲從 máng cóng ㄇㄤˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ maang4 cung4 to follow blindly
- 听从 聽從 tīng cóng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ting1 cung4 to listen and obey
- 自从 自從 zì cóng ㄗˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ zi6 cung4 since (a time)
- 顺从 順從 shùn cóng ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ seon6 cung4 obedient
- 从来不 從來不 cóng lái bù ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ cung4 loi4 bat1 never
- 力不从心 力不從心 lì bù cóng xīn ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ lik6 bat1 cung4 sam1 (idiom) to lack the ability to do what one would wish
简 簡
- 简介 簡介 jiǎn jiè ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ gaan2 gaai3 summary
- 简便 簡便 jiǎn biàn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ gaan2 bin6 simple and convenient
- 简化 簡化 jiǎn huà ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ gaan2 faa3 to simplify
- 简单 簡單 jiǎn dān ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄢ gaan2 daan1 simple; not complicated
- 简易 簡易 jiǎn yì ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ gaan2 ji6 simple and easy
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- 简历 簡歷 jiǎn lì ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧˋ gaan2 lik6 curriculum vitae (CV)
- 简洁 簡潔 jiǎn jié ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gaan2 git3 concise
- 简直 簡直 jiǎn zhí ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓˊ gaan2 zik6 simply; really
- 简短 簡短 jiǎn duǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ gaan2 dyun2 brief (statement, summary etc)
- 简称 簡稱 jiǎn chēng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄥ gaan2 cing1 to be abbreviated to
- 简要 簡要 jiǎn yào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄠˋ gaan2 jiu3 concise
- 简陋 簡陋 jiǎn lòu ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄡˋ gaan2 lau6 simple and crude
- 简体 簡體 jiǎn tǐ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧˇ gaan2 tai2 simplified form of Chinese characters, as opposed to traditional form 繁体
- 精简 精簡 jīng jiǎn ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ zing1 gaan2 to simplify
- 简体字 簡體字 jiǎn tǐ zì ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧˇ ㄗˋ gaan2 tai2 zi6 simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字
- 二简 二簡 Èr jiǎn ㄦˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ji6 gaan2 Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (abbr. for 第二次汉字简化方案)
- 书简 書簡 shū jiǎn ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧㄢˇ syu1 gaan2 (literary) letter
- 汉简 漢簡 Hàn jiǎn ㄏㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ hon3 gaan2 bamboo slip used for record keeping during the Han Dynasty
- 短简 短簡 duǎn jiǎn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˇ dyun2 gaan2 brief
- 竹简 竹簡 zhú jiǎn ㄓㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ zuk1 gaan2 bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times)
Idioms with these characters
- 碍难从命 礙難從命 ài nán cóng mìng ㄞˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ngoi6 naan4 cung4 ming6 difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply
- 病从口入 病從口入 bìng cóng kǒu rù ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨˋ beng6 cung4 hau2 jap6 Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!
- 从长计议 從長計議 cóng cháng jì yì ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄧˋ cung4 coeng4 gai3 ji5 (idiom) to take one's time making a decision; to consider at length
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- 从谏如流 從諫如流 cóng jiàn rú liú ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ cung4 gaan3 jyu4 lau4 to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
- 从井救人 從井救人 cóng jǐng jiù rén ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ cung4 zeng2 gau3 jan4 to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
- 从善如流 從善如流 cóng shàn rú liú ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ cung4 sin6 jyu4 lau4 readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
- 从天而降 從天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ cung4 tin1 ji4 gong3 (idiom) to fall from the sky
- 从中作梗 從中作梗 cóng zhōng zuò gěng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄥˇ (idiom) to deliberately create obstacles; to obstruct from behind the scenes; to throw a wrench in the works
- 敢不从命 敢不從命 gǎn bù cóng mìng ㄍㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ gam2 bat1 cung4 ming6 to not dare to disobey an order (idiom)
- 祸从口出 禍從口出 huò cóng kǒu chū ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄔㄨ wo6 cung4 hau2 ceot1 Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
- 简明扼要 簡明扼要 jiǎn míng è yào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄜˋ ㄧㄠˋ gaan2 ming4 aak1 jiu3 brief and to the point (idiom)
- 言简意赅 言簡意賅 yán jiǎn yì gāi ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ ㄍㄞ jin4 gaan2 ji3 goi1 concise and comprehensive (idiom)
- 因陋就简 因陋就簡 yīn lòu jiù jiǎn ㄧㄣ ㄌㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ jan1 lau6 zau6 gaan2 crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can
Example sentences
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令人 满足 滿足 的 生活 从简 從簡 单 單 的 问题 問題 开始 開始 。 在 晚上 关 關 好 灯 燈 ， 把头 把頭 枕 到 枕头 枕頭 上 ， 你 能 听到 聽到 什么 什麼 呢 ？ 是 你 灵魂 靈魂 的 歌唱 ， 还是 還是 恶 惡 灵 靈 的 笑声 笑聲 ？
Leading a fulfilling life really comes down to a simple question: When you turn off the lights at night and your head is on the pillow, what do you hear? Your soul singing or Satan laughing?
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