Simplified

//ˈsɪmplɪfaɪd// adj, noun, verb, slang

adj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of simplified Chinese. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of simplify form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Made more simple; having its complexity reduced.

    "With punctuality nosediving and both overcrowding and cancellations on the rise, a new simplified timetable was introduced in December amid threats from the Mayor that he would ask the Secretary of State for Transport to strip Abellio of the franchise."

  2. 2
    Relating to simplified Chinese.

    "The traditional form of the character has twice as many strokes as the simplified form."

Synonyms

All synonyms
meagrepopularstreamlined

Example

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"In China, there is a large number of characters, so the goal of the character simplification was to replace the complex traditional characters with easy to remember simplified characters and increase the literacy rate."

Related phrases

Simplified Chinesesimplified expressionsimplified sewerage

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