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.
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Simplification
/ˌsɪm.plɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Synonyms for "simplification" (83 found)
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Closest matches (17)
Noun(6 words)
Verb(1 words)
clarify the issue
Strong matches (25)
Noun(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (41)
Noun(20 words)
oversimplificationoversimplifyingplain languagereadabilityreductionistreductionist stancereductionist viewregularizingshorteningsimplismspartanizationspartanizingstreamliningtechnical languagetext modificationtheoretical assumptiontotalizingulatrophiaunembellishingvulgarization
Verb(1 words)
reduce emphasis
Adjective(1 words)
small deformation rule
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More general
10 entriesaccountarithmetic operationchangeeliminationexplanationlanguage modificationmath operationprocessriddancetext modification
More specific
6 entriescondensationexpression reductionfraction reductionsentence simplificationstreamliningtext simplification
Collocations
6 entriesfraction simplificationmath simplificationsimplification processsimplification strategystep by step simplificationtext simplification
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
The simplification of life is one of the steps to inner peace.
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His theory is not amenable to simplification for laymen.
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The four pacts include simplification of visa and customs rules to boost trade and reduce tariff barriers.
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