Chinese word

简化

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiǎn huà

Meaning

  • verbsimplify

Example

我们应该简化流程。wǒ men yīng gāi jiǎn huà liú chéng

We should simplify the process.

Illustration for 简化 (simplify)

More examples

为了提高效率，公司决定简化管理。wèi le tí gāo xiào lǜ gōng sī jué dìng jiǎn huà guán lǐ

To improve efficiency, the company decided to simplify management.

Core concept

Extra steps or details fall away, leaving a clear and workable version of the original.

Common phrases

  • 简化流程jiǎn huà liú chéng

    simplify the process

  • 简化程序jiǎn huà chéng xù

    simplify the procedure

  • 简化手续jiǎn huà shǒu xù

    simplify the formalities

  • 简化管理jiǎn huà guán lǐ

    simplify management

  • 简化步骤jiǎn huà bù zhòu

    simplify the steps

Similar words

精简jīng jiǎn: Reducing excess staff, expenses, or tasks makes an organization or operation more streamlined.
缩减suō jiǎn: Making the scale or quantity smaller cuts the range of an activity or the cost involved.
减少jián shǎo: Reducing a number, amount, degree, or frequency makes it smaller or less common.

Definition in Chinese

使原本复杂的事物、步骤或说法去除多余部分，变得更简单、更易理解和操作。shǐ yuán běn fù zá de shì wù bù zhòu huò shuō fǎ qù chú duō yú bù fèn biàn de gèng jiǎn dān gēng yì lí jiě hé cāo zuò

Word origin

简化 (jiǎnhuà, "simplify") combines 简 (jiǎn, "simple") + 化 (huà, "make or become"), giving the sense of making something simpler.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may associate simplification with loss of accuracy, but this Chinese verb can describe a useful improvement that keeps the important content while making use easier.

Other meanings

  • streamlineverb

Opposites

  • 复杂化fù zá huàcomplicateverb

Related words

  • 简化字jiǎn huà zìsimplified characternoun
  • 简化版jiǎn huà bǎnsimplified versionnoun

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