简单 簡單 jiǎn dān simple / not complicated syn 轻易 輕易 qīng yì easy / simple / rashly / offhandedly syn 客厅 客廳 kè tīng drawing room (room for arriving guests) / living room / CL:間|间[jian1] syn 单纯 單純 dān chún simple / pure / unsophisticated / merely / purely syn 小品 xiǎo pǐn short, simple literary or artistic creation / essay / skit syn 线条 線條 xiàn tiáo line (in drawing, calligraphy etc) / the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc) syn 纯属 純屬 chún shǔ to be purely / pure and simple / sheer / outright syn 草图 草圖 cǎo tú a sketch / rough drawing 图纸 圖紙 tú zhǐ blueprint / drawing / design plans / graph paper syn 图画 圖畫 tú huà drawing / picture 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 透视 透視 tòu shì (drawing and painting) perspective / (medicine) to perform fluoroscopy / to examine by X-ray / (fig.) to take a penetrating look at sth / to gain insight syn 简易 簡易 jiǎn yì simple and easy / simplistic / simplicity 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 简陋 簡陋 jiǎn lòu simple and crude syn 徒手 tú shǒu with bare hands / unarmed / fighting hand-to-hand / freehand (drawing) 朴素 樸素 pǔ sù plain and simple / unadorned / simple living / not frivolous syn 朴实 樸實 pǔ shí plain / simple / guileless / down-to-earth / sincere and honest 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 渲染 xuàn rǎn rendering (computing) / to add washes of ink or color to a drawing (Chinese painting) / to exaggerate / to embellish syn 搭建 dā jiàn to build (esp. with simple materials) / to knock together (a temporary shed) / to rig up 简朴 簡樸 jiǎn pǔ simple and unadorned / plain syn 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 简略 簡略 jiǎn lüè simple / brief syn 简言之 簡言之 jiǎn yán zhī in simple terms / to put things simply / briefly syn 便饭 便飯 biàn fàn an ordinary meal / simple home cooking syn 简便 簡便 jiǎn biàn simple and convenient / handy syn 淳朴 淳樸 chún pǔ simple and honest / unsophisticated / guileless syn 质朴 質樸 zhì pǔ simple / plain / unadorned / unaffected / unsophisticated / rustic / earthy syn 写生 寫生 xiě shēng to sketch from nature / to do a still life drawing syn 醇厚 chún hòu mellow and rich / simple and kind syn 古朴 古樸 gǔ pǔ simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc) syn 习作 習作 xí zuò (writing, drawing, calligraphy etc) to apply oneself to producing practice pieces / a practice piece / an exercise 笔触 筆觸 bǐ chù brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy / brushwork / style of drawing or writing syn 简明 簡明 jiǎn míng simple and clear / concise syn 平实 平實 píng shí simple and unadorned / plain / (of land) level / even syn 笔力 筆力 bǐ lì vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing / vigor of style in literary composition syn 透视图 透視圖 tòu shì tú perspective drawing 素雅 sù yǎ simple yet elegant syn 笔法 筆法 bǐ fǎ technique of writing, calligraphy or drawing syn 憨厚 hān hou simple and honest / straightforward syn 画法 畫法 huà fǎ painting technique / drawing method 淡泊 dàn bó living a simple life syn 俭朴 儉朴 jiǎn pǔ thrifty and simple syn 淳厚 chún hòu pure and honest / simple and kind syn 粗茶淡饭 粗茶淡飯 cū chá dàn fàn plain tea and simple food / (fig.) bread and water syn 大样 大樣 dà yàng arrogant / full-page proofs (of newspaper) / detailed drawing 不简单 不簡單 bù jiǎn dān not simple / rather complicated / remarkable / marvelous syn 原图 原圖 yuán tú original drawing, map or picture (as opposed to a copy or a modified version) 淡雅 dàn yǎ simple and elegant syn 浑厚 渾厚 hún hòu simple and honest / unsophisticated / (music etc) deep and resounding 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 简繁 簡繁 jiǎn fán simple versus traditional (Chinese characters) 简单明了 簡單明瞭 jiǎn dān míng liǎo clear and simple / in simple terms 繁简 繁簡 fán jiǎn complicated and simple / traditional and simplified form of Chinese characters 清苦 qīng kǔ destitute but honest / poor and simple / spartan / austere syn 线图 線圖 xiàn tú line drawing / diagram / line graph 工程图 工程圖 gōng chéng tú engineering graphics / technical drawing 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 拔丝 拔絲 bá sī wire drawing / candied floss (cooking) / spun sugar or toffee (coating) 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 画儿 畫兒 huà r picture / drawing / painting 单句 單句 dān jù simple sentence (grammar) 纸黄金 紙黃金 zhǐ huáng jīn gold contract / special drawing right (SDR) / paper gold (finance) 签 籤 qiān inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc) / small wood sliver / label / tag syn 图 圖 tú diagram / picture / drawing / chart / map / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to plan / to scheme / to attempt / to pursue / to seek 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 朴 樸 pǔ plain and simple / Taiwan pr. [pu2] syn 浑 渾 hún muddy / turbid / brainless / foolish / (bound form) simple / natural / (bound form) whole / entire / all over syn 毫 háo hair / drawing brush / (in the) least / one thousandth / currency unit, 0.1 yuan syn 描 miáo to depict / to trace (a drawing) / to copy / to touch up syn 喏 nuò (indicating agreement) yes / all right / (drawing attention to) look! / here! / variant of 諾|诺[nuo4] syn 憨 hān silly / simple-minded / foolish / naive / sturdy / tough / heavy (of rope) syn 单摆 單擺 dān bǎi simple pendulum (physics) 戆 戇 zhuàng simple / honest 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 立面图 立面圖 lì miàn tú elevation (architectural drawing) 浅说 淺說 qiǎn shuō simple introduction / primer syn 素朴 素樸 sù pǔ simple / unadorned / unsophisticated / naive syn 三角板 sān jiǎo bǎn set square / triangle (for drawing right angles) syn 浅近 淺近 qiǎn jìn simple syn 照猫画虎 照貓畫虎 zhào māo huà hǔ lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom) / fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject / uninspired imitation syn 写意画 寫意畫 xiě yì huà freehand drawing or painting in traditional Chinese style 浅易 淺易 qiǎn yì easy / simple / suitable for beginners syn 颛 顓 zhuān good / simple 绠 綆 gěng (literary) well rope (for drawing water) 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 淡泊明志 dàn bó míng zhì living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom) syn 樸素 pǔ sù (adj) plain and simple / unadorned / (adj) simple living / not frivolous 简谐运动 簡諧運動 jiǎn xié yùn dòng simple harmonic motion (in mechanics) / motion of a simple pendulum syn 并条 並條 bìng tiáo drawing (textile industry) 电脑辅助设计与绘图 電腦輔助設計與繪圖 diàn nǎo fǔ zhù shè jì yǔ huì tú computer-aided design and drawing 划线板 劃線板 huà xiàn bǎn ruler (used for drawing lines) 基面 jī miàn ground plane (in perspective drawing) 