简单 簡單 jiǎn dān simple / not complicated syn 决赛 決賽 jué sài finals (of a competition) 轻易 輕易 qīng yì easy / simple / rashly / offhandedly 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 纯属 純屬 chún shǔ to be purely / pure and simple / sheer / outright 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 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 入围 入圍 rù wéi to get past the qualifying round / to make it to the finals 简陋 簡陋 jiǎn lòu simple and crude syn 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 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 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 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 素雅 sù yǎ simple yet elegant syn 憨厚 hān hou simple and honest / straightforward syn 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 总决赛 總決賽 zǒng jué sài finals (sports) 不简单 不簡單 bù jiǎn dān not simple / rather complicated / remarkable / marvelous syn 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 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 单句 單句 dān jù simple sentence (grammar) 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 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 浅说 淺說 qiǎn shuō simple introduction / primer syn 素朴 素樸 sù pǔ simple / unadorned / unsophisticated / naive syn 浅近 淺近 qiǎn jìn simple syn 浅易 淺易 qiǎn yì easy / simple / suitable for beginners syn 颛 顓 zhuān good / simple 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 半复赛 半復賽 bàn fù sài eighth 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 樸实 樸實 pǔ shí (adj) simple / unadorned / (adj) honest / plain speaking 浅层文字 淺層文字 qiǎn céng wén zì shallow orthography (governed by simple rules) 深层文字 深層文字 shēn céng wén zì deep orthography (not governed by simple rules) 原因很简单 原因很簡單 yuán yīn hěn jiǎn dān the reason is very simple 质樸 質樸 zhì pǔ simple and unadorned / downright / unpretentious / plain / unaffected 一手交钱，一手交货 一手交錢，一手交貨 yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom) / fig. to pay for what you want in cash / simple and direct transaction 刘姥姥进大观园 劉姥姥進大觀園 liú lǎo lao jìn dà guān yuán Granny Liu visits the Grand View gardens / (of a simple person) to be overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings 勤朴 勤樸 qín pǔ simple and industrious / hardworking and frugal 憨实 憨實 hān shí simple and honest 拙直 zhuō zhí simple and frank 搭盖 搭蓋 dā gài to build (esp. with simple materials) / to knock together (a temporary shed) / to rig up 没心没肺 沒心沒肺 méi xīn méi fèi simple-minded / thoughtless / heartless / nitwitted syn 浅白 淺白 qiǎn bái simple / easy to understand 简则 簡則 jiǎn zé general rule / simple principle 简繁转换 簡繁轉換 jiǎn fán zhuǎn huàn conversion from simple to traditional Chinese characters 简谐 簡諧 jiǎn xié simple harmonic (motion, oscillation etc in mechanics) 简谐振动 簡諧振動 jiǎn xié zhèn dòng simple harmonic oscillation / sinusoidal oscillation 简谐波 簡諧波 jiǎn xié bō simple harmonic wave / sine wave 老婆孩子热炕头 老婆孩子熱炕頭 lǎo pó hái zi rè kàng tou wife, kids and a warm bed (idiom) / the simple and good life 要言不烦 要言不煩 yào yán bù fán to explain in simple terms / succinct / concise syn 诚朴 誠樸 chéng pǔ simple and sincere syn 丰俭由人 豐儉由人 fēng jiǎn yóu rén fancy or simple according to sb's budget (idiom) 释俗 釋俗 shì sú to explain in simple terms 雅淡 yǎ dàn simple and elegant 简单多数 簡單多數 jiǎn dān duō shù plurality / simple majority 简单签署 simple signature 简易技术博物馆 簡易技術博物館 Museum of Simple Technology 相对多数 相對多數 plurality / simple majority 简易邮件传输协议 簡易郵件傳輸協議 Simple Mail Transfer Protocol 