Chinese word

精简

Pronunciation

Pinyinjīng jiǎn

Meaning

  • verbsimplify

Example

我们要把流程精简，提高效率。wǒ men yào bǎ liú chéng jīng jiǎn tí gāo xiào lǜ

We need to simplify the process to improve efficiency.

Illustration for 精简 (simplify)

More examples

公司决定精简报告，使内容更清晰。gōng sī jué dìng jīng jiǎn bào gào shǐ nèi róng gèng qīng xī

The company decided to simplify the report, making the content clearer.

Core concept

Removes nonessential parts from a process, text, or set of steps so the main point or action stands out.

Common phrases

  • 精简流程jīng jiǎn liú chéng

    simplify the process

  • 精简步骤jīng jiǎn bù zhòu

    simplify the steps

  • 精简报告jīng jiǎn bào gào

    simplify the report

Similar words

简化jiǎn huà: Make a complicated process or explanation simpler and easier to follow.
缩减suō jiǎn: Make an amount or scale smaller to reduce costs, time, or resource use.
删减shān jiǎn: Cut unnecessary sections from writing or content to shorten it.
精炼jīng liàn: Express content more briefly so its central meaning is easier to see.

Definition in Chinese

对流程、文字或步骤进行删减与浓缩，使表达更简洁、重点更突出。duì liú chéng wén zì huò bù zhòu jìn xíng shān jiǎn yǔ nóng suō shǐ biǎo dá gèng jiǎn jié zhòng diǎn gèng tū chū

Word origin

精 (jīng, "essence") + 简 (jiǎn, "brief") joins the ideas of selecting what matters and making the result shorter.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this verb applies naturally to procedures, documents, and plans, not only to explanations, so it is useful for discussing shorter and clearer ways of doing things.

Other meanings

  • reduceverb

Opposites

  • 复杂化fù zá huàcomplicateverb

Related words

  • 精简化jīng jiǎn huàsimplificationnoun
  • 精简版jīng jián bǎnabridged versionnoun

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