樸素 pǔ sù (adj) plain and simple / unadorned / (adj) simple living / not frivolous 樸实 樸實 pǔ shí (adj) simple / unadorned / (adj) honest / plain speaking 朴素 樸素 pǔ sù plain and simple / unadorned / simple living / not frivolous syn 深入浅出 深入淺出 shēn rù qiǎn chū to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom) / (of language) simple and easy to understand syn 简单明了 簡單明瞭 jiǎn dān míng liǎo clear and simple / in simple terms 简谐运动 簡諧運動 jiǎn xié yùn dòng simple harmonic motion (in mechanics) / motion of a simple pendulum syn 淡泊 dàn bó living a simple life syn 淡泊明志 dàn bó míng zhì living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom) syn 生命 shēng mìng life (as the characteristic of living beings) / living being / creature (CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2]) syn 生活费 生活費 shēng huó fèi cost of living / living expenses / alimony syn 活灵活现 活靈活現 huó líng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom) / true to life / vivid and realistic syn 活龙活现 活龍活現 huó lóng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom) / true to life / vivid and realistic syn 谋食 謀食 móu shí to make a living / to strive to earn a living 过不下 過不下 guò bu xià to be unable to continue living (in a certain manner) / to be unable to make a living 生活费津贴 生活費津貼 shēng huó fèi jīn tiē cost-of-living allowance / cost-of-living adjustment 生活费调整数 生活費調整數 cost-of-living allowance / cost-of-living adjustment 共产 共產 gòng chǎn (adj.) communist / communism / to collectivize ownership of property 孪生 孿生 luán shēng (adj.) twin syn 按比例 àn bǐ lì to scale (adj.) 比 bǐ to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese) syn 非处方 非處方 fēi chǔ fāng over-the-counter (adj.) 够 夠 gòu enough (sufficient) / enough (too much) / (coll.) (before adj.) really / (coll.) to reach by stretching out syn 立法的 lì fǎ de law-making (adj) 耐热的 耐熱的 nài rè de heat-resistant (adj.) 对性别问题有敏感认识的 gender-sensitive (adj) 合作的 cooperative (adj.) 协作的 cooperative (adj.) 经过飞行试验的 經過飛行試驗的 flight-tested (adj) 生物鉴别的 生物鑒別的 biometric (adj) 对鸟类安全的 bird-safe (adj) 无害鸟类的 bird-safe (adj) 可随身携带的 可隨身攜帶的 man-portable (adj) 有罪的 guilty (adj) 有过失的 有過失的 guilty (adj) 速赢 速贏 sù yíng quick-win (adj) 体重不足 體重不足 underweight (adj) 厌食的 厭食的 anorectic (adj.) 抑制食欲的 anorectic (adj.) 红外制导 紅外制導 infrared-guided (adj) 简单 簡單 jiǎn dān simple / not complicated syn 轻易 輕易 qīng yì easy / simple / rashly / offhandedly syn 单纯 單純 dān chún simple / pure / unsophisticated / merely / purely syn 纯属 純屬 chún shǔ to be purely / pure and simple / sheer / outright syn 简易 簡易 jiǎn yì simple and easy / simplistic / simplicity syn 搭建 dā jiàn to build (esp. with simple materials) / to knock together (a temporary shed) / to rig up 小品 xiǎo pǐn short, simple literary or artistic creation / essay / skit syn 简便 簡便 jiǎn biàn simple and convenient / handy syn 混沌 hùn dùn primal chaos (original state of the universe in Chinese mythology) / (of a situation) confused / chaotic / (of a person) muddle-headed / simple-minded syn 朴实 樸實 pǔ shí plain / simple / guileless / down-to-earth / sincere and honest syn 不简单 不簡單 bù jiǎn dān not simple / rather complicated / remarkable / marvelous syn 简陋 簡陋 jiǎn lòu simple and crude syn 古朴 古樸 gǔ pǔ simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc) syn 简明 簡明 jiǎn míng simple and clear / concise syn 淡雅 dàn yǎ simple and elegant syn 质朴 質樸 zhì pǔ simple / plain / unadorned / unaffected / unsophisticated / rustic / earthy syn 淳朴 淳樸 chún pǔ simple and honest / unsophisticated / guileless syn 浑厚 渾厚 hún hòu simple and honest / unsophisticated / (music etc) deep and resounding syn 憨厚 hān hou simple and honest / straightforward syn 平实 平實 píng shí simple and unadorned / plain / (of land) level / even syn 平易近人 píng yì jìn rén amiable and approachable (idiom) / easygoing / modest and unassuming / (of writing) plain and simple / easy to understand syn 简朴 簡樸 jiǎn pǔ simple and unadorned / plain syn 家常便饭 家常便飯 jiā cháng biàn fàn simple home-style meal / common occurrence / nothing out of the ordinary syn 简略 簡略 jiǎn lüè simple / brief syn 简繁 簡繁 jiǎn fán simple versus traditional (Chinese characters) 醇厚 chún hòu mellow and rich / simple and kind syn 素雅 sù yǎ simple yet elegant syn 繁简 繁簡 fán jiǎn complicated and simple / traditional and simplified form of Chinese characters 简写 簡寫 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 syn 清苦 qīng kǔ destitute but honest / poor and simple / spartan / austere syn 简言之 簡言之 jiǎn yán zhī in simple terms / to put things simply / briefly syn 俭朴 儉朴 jiǎn pǔ thrifty and simple syn 小日子 xiǎo rì zi simple life syn 正弦波 zhèng xián bō sine wave / simple harmonic vibration 素净 素淨 sù jing simple and neat / quiet (colors) / unobtrusive / (of food) light / not greasy or strongly flavored syn 单质 單質 dān zhì simple substance (consisting purely of one element, such as diamond) 白描 bái miáo line drawing in traditional ink-and-brush style / simple and straightforward style of writing 淳厚 chún hòu pure and honest / simple and kind syn 便饭 便飯 biàn fàn an ordinary meal / simple home cooking syn 粗茶淡饭 粗茶淡飯 cū chá dàn fàn plain tea and simple food / (fig.) bread and water syn 单句 單句 dān jù simple sentence (grammar) 浅说 淺說 qiǎn shuō simple introduction / primer syn 素朴 素樸 sù pǔ simple / unadorned / unsophisticated / naive syn 单摆 單擺 dān bǎi simple pendulum (physics) 浅近 淺近 qiǎn jìn simple syn 浅易 淺易 qiǎn yì easy / simple / suitable for beginners syn 因陋就简 因陋就簡 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. syn 简 簡 jiǎn simple / uncomplicated / letter / to choose / to select / bamboo strips used for writing (old) syn 纯 純 chún pure / simple / unmixed / genuine syn 浑 渾 hún muddy / turbid / brainless / foolish / (bound form) simple / natural / (bound form) whole / entire / all over syn 朴 樸 pǔ plain and simple / Taiwan pr. [pu2] syn 憨 hān silly / simple-minded / foolish / naive / sturdy / tough / heavy (of rope) syn 颛 顓 zhuān good / simple 戆 戇 zhuàng simple / honest 言近旨远 言近旨遠 yán jìn zhǐ yuǎn simple words with a profound meaning (idiom) 曲肱而枕 qū gōng ér zhěn lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom) / fig. content with simple things 单韵母 單韻母 dān yùn mǔ simple finals 鸡毛店 雞毛店 jī máo diàn a simple inn with only chicken feathers to sleep on 简单网络管理协议 簡單網絡管理協議 jiǎn dān wǎng luò guǎn lǐ xié yì Simple Network Management Protocol / SNMP 悾 kōng simple-minded / sincere 浅层文字 淺層文字 qiǎn céng wén zì shallow orthography (governed by simple rules) 