簡單

See also: 簡単 and 简单

Chinese

		simple	bill; list; form bill; list; form; single; only; sole; surname; chieftain
trad. (簡單)		簡	單
simp. (简单)		简	单

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎndān

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaan² daan¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kién-tân / kián-tân
Jin (Wiktionary): jie² dan¹
Min Dong (BUC): gāng-dăng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): kán-tan

(Teochew, Peng'im): gang² duan¹
Wu (Wiktionary): ²ji-te

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎndān
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎndan
  - Wade–Giles: chien³-tan¹
  - Yale: jyǎn-dān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeandan
  - Palladius: цзяньдань (czjanʹdanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tän⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaan² daan¹
  - Yale: gáan dāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaan² daan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gan² dan¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːn³⁵ taːn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kién-tân
  - Hakka Romanization System: gien` dan´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gian³ dan¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯en³¹ tan²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kián-tân
  - Hakka Romanization System: gian` dan´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gian³ dan¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯an³¹ tan²⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: jie² dan¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕie⁵³ tæ̃¹¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gāng-dăng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaŋ³³⁻²¹ ^(t-)naŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kán-tan
  - Tâi-lô: kán-tan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kafndafn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tan³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tan⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gang² duan¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: káng tuaⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ tũã³³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ²ji-te
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³³ te̞⁴⁴/

Adjective

簡單

simple; uncomplicated; easy
簡單碳水化合物／简单碳水化合物 ― jiǎndān tànshuǐ huàhéwù ― simple carbohydrate

簡單易用／简单易用 ― jiǎndān yìyòng ― simple and easy-to-use

這道題太簡單了。／这道题太简单了。 ― Zhè dào tí tài jiǎndān le. ― This question is so easy.
(chiefly in the negative) commonplace; ordinary
sloppy; careless; skimpy; negligent; casual; oversimplified

Synonyms

(simple):

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不複雜／不复杂 (bù fùzá)
單純／单纯 (dānchún)
淺易／浅易 (qiǎnyì)

簡／简 (jiǎn) (literary, or in compounds)
簡易／简易 (jiǎnyì)
輕巧／轻巧 (qīngqiǎo)

(commonplace):

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Synonyms of 簡單

一般 (yībān)
一般子 (Xiang)
凡庸 (fányōng)
平凡 (píngfán)
平常 (píngcháng)
平庸 (píngyōng)
平板 (píngbǎn)

平淡 (píngdàn)
普通 (pǔtōng)
正常 (zhèngcháng)
泛泛 (fànfàn)
通常 (tōngcháng)
尋常／寻常 (xúncháng)

(sloppy):

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Synonyms of 簡單

大意 (dàyì)
容易 (róngyì) (literary)
投五投六 (Shanghainese)
毛糙 (máocāo)
泡毛 (Sichuan)
潦草 (liáocǎo)

疏忽 (shūhu)
粗心 (cūxīn)
邋糊 (Xiang)
俹簁／𱎫簁 (Cantonese)
馬虎／马虎 (mǎhu)

Antonyms

(simple): 複雜／复杂 (fùzá)

Derived terms

四肢發達，頭腦簡單／四肢发达，头脑简单 (sìzhī fādá, tóunǎo jiǎndān)
簡單明瞭／简单明了 (jiǎndānmíngliǎo)
簡單機械／简单机械 (jiǎndān jīxiè)

簡單粗暴／简单粗暴 (jiǎndān cūbào)
頭腦簡單／头脑简单

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (簡單):

→ Japanese: 簡(かん)単(たん) (kantan)
→ Korean: 간단(簡單) (gandan)
→ Vietnamese: giản đơn (簡單)

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 簡單 – see the following entry.

【簡単かんたん】

[adjective] easy

[adjective] simple, uncomplicated

[adjective] brief, light, short

[noun] ease

[noun] simplicity

[noun] lightness, brevity

(This term, 簡單, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
簡	單

Root

簡單 • (gandan) (hangeul 간단)

Hanja form^? of 간단.

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
簡	單

Adjective

簡單

chữ Hán form of giản đơn (“simple”).

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