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簡寫

简简写 · 繁簡寫

Mandarin · pinyin 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

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簡: Look up this written character
寫: xiě · write; draw, sketch; compose
简: jiǎn · simple, terse, succinct, a letter
写: xiě · write; draw, sketch; compose

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Mandarin tones

3–3 · jian3 xie3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaan2 se2

Cantonese word readings for 簡寫. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

verb

to abbreviate
to write the simplified form of a Chinese character
to simplify a book for beginners

noun

abbreviation; abbreviated form; shortening
(form-of, simplified) simplified form of a Chinese character
simplified book for beginners

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