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因陋就简

yīn lòu jiù jiǎn

4-character word Traditional 因陋就簡

What 因陋就简 means

1. crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can
2. to do things simply and thriftily
3. It's not pretty but it works.

The characters in 因陋就简

• 因yīncause; reason; because
• 陋lòulow; humble; plain
• 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as…
• 简jiǎnsimple; uncomplicated; letter

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