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从简

cóng jiǎn

2-character word Traditional 從簡

What 从简 means

1. to adopt a simplified approach; to keep things simple

The characters in 从简

• 从cóngfrom; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey
• 简jiǎnsimple; uncomplicated; letter

Example sentences

• 令人满足的生活从简单的问题开始。在晚上关好灯，把头枕到枕头上，你能听到什么呢？是你灵魂的歌唱，还是恶灵的笑声？
  Lìngrén mǎnzú de shēnghuó cóng jiǎndān de wèntí kāishǐ. Zài wǎnshang guān hǎo dēng, bǎ tóu zhěn dào zhěntou shàng, nǐ néng tīng dào shénme ne? Shì nǐ línghún de gēchàng, háishì èlíng de xiàoshēng?
  Leading a fulfilling life really comes down to a simple question: When you turn off the lights at night and your head is on the pillow, what do you hear? Your soul singing or Satan laughing?
• 令人满足的生活从简单的问题开始。在晚上关好灯，把头枕到枕头上，你能听到什幺呢？是你灵魂的歌唱，还是恶灵的笑声？
  Leading a fulfilling life really comes down to a simple question: When you turn off the lights at night and your head is on the pillow, what do you hear? Your soul singing or Satan laughing?

Sounds the same

Read cóng jiǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 从俭economical; modest