HSK 6 · Verbs

精简 jīngjiǎn “to streamline” in Chinese

Traditional 精簡

What 精简 means

  1. to streamline
  2. to cut down
  3. to simplify
  4. to reduce

How to say 精简

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale精jīng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale简jiǎn3rd tone, dipping

精简 in a sentence

  1. 这篇文章太长了，需要精简一下。

    Zhè piān wénzhāng tài cháng le, xūyào jīngjiǎn yíxià.

    This article is too long and needs cutting down.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 公司精简了很多不必要的手续。

    Gōngsī jīngjiǎn le hěn duō bú bìyào de shǒuxù.

    The company has cut out a lot of unnecessary paperwork.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 精简 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 精 (jīng) with each of its parts in a different colour
精jīngessence
  • 米rice · mǐMeaning part
  • 青blue-green · qīngSound part

米 hints at the meaning (rice); 青 (qīng) hints at the sound. Compare it with jīng.

The character 简 (jiǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
简jiǎnsimple
  • ⺮bamboo form of 竹 · zhúMeaning part
  • 间between · jiānSound part

⺮ hints at the meaning (bamboo); 间 (jiān) hints at the sound. Compare it with jiǎn.

How to write 精简

精 14 strokes · 简 13 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

精简 (jīngjiǎn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 精简 (jīngjiǎn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 精简

Words with 精

精彩jīngcǎi · wonderful精力jīnglì · energy精神jīngshén · spirit精密jīngmì · precise精确jīngquè · accurate精心jīngxīn · meticulous精致jīngzhì · exquisite精通jīngtōng · to be proficient in酒精jiǔjīng · alcohol精华jīnghuá · essence

Words with 简

简单jiǎndān · simple简历jiǎnlì · curriculum vitae (CV)简直jiǎnzhí · simply简化jiǎnhuà · to simplify简陋jiǎnlòu · simple and crude简要jiǎnyào · brief简体字jiǎntǐzì · simplified Chinese characters

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解体jiětǐ · to disintegrate节制jiézhì · to control借助jièzhù · to rely on惊动jīngdòng · to disturb敬礼jìnglǐ · to salute进攻jìngōng · to attack浸泡jìnpào · to soak纠正jiūzhèng · to correct

FAQs

精简 (jīngjiǎn) means “to streamline” or “to cut down”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jīngjiǎn: jīng with a 1st tone, then jiǎn with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 精简 is written 精簡. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jingjian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 精简 from the suggestions. Typing jingjian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
精简 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.