简单 簡單 jiǎn dān simple / not complicated syn 大多数 大多數 dà duō shù (great) majority syn 大部分 大部份 dà bù fen the greater part / the majority / most / Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4] syn 轻易 輕易 qīng yì easy / simple / rashly / offhandedly syn 多数 多數 duō shù majority / most 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 绝大多数 絕大多數 jué dà duō shù the vast majority 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 绝大部分 絕大部份 jué dà bù fen overwhelming majority syn 大部 dà bù the greater part / the majority / most syn 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 十有八九 shí yǒu bā jiǔ most likely / mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) / vast majority 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 十之八九 shí zhī bā jiǔ most likely / mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) / vast majority 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 居多 jū duō to be in the majority syn 古朴 古樸 gǔ pǔ simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc) syn 人云亦云 rén yún yì yún to say what everyone says (idiom) / to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view / to follow the herd 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 大股东 大股東 dà gǔ dōng large stockholder / majority shareholder 大多数人 大多數人 dà duō shù rén most people / the majority of people 不简单 不簡單 bù jiǎn dān not simple / rather complicated / remarkable / marvelous syn 大部份 dà bù fen (in) large part / (the) greater part / the majority 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 公决 公決 gōng jué public decision (by ballot) / majority decision / a joint decision / referendum syn 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 京族 jīng zú Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi / Kinh, the ethnic majority in Vietnam 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 多数党 多數黨 duō shù dǎng majority party 多数决 多數決 duō shù jué majority decision 太半 tài bàn more than half / a majority / most / mostly 泰半 tài bàn more than half / a majority / most / mostly 绝对大多数 絕對大多數 jué duì dà duō shù absolute majority 绝对多数 絕對多數 jué duì duō shù absolute majority 三分之二多数 三分之二多數 sān fēn zhī èr duō shù two-thirds majority 非多数族群 non-majority community 多数决制 majority rule 法定成年 civil majority 法定多数 法定多數 majority required 差不多的 chà bu duō de the great majority 铁票区 鐵票區 tiě piào qū (Tw) safe seat (in an election) / stronghold (for a political party or candidate) / a district in which a majority of voters consistently votes for a particular party or candidate 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 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) 