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簡 (gaan2) — select; choose (as variant of 揀) in Cantonese

gaanˊ²簡
简 简
Mandarin Pinyin: jian3

Meaning of 簡

nounselect; choose (as variant of 揀)
nountreat impolitely; snub; slight
nounsimple; brief; simplified
nouna Chinese surname
nounletter; note; bamboo slip (for writing on)

Example Sentences with 簡

大家都知道亞雄吹水功夫一流，佢可以將一件簡單嘅事講到天花龍鳳嚟吸引人。
Everyone knows Ah Hung is really good at talking. He can capture his audience by making a simple matter so sophisticated.
答案好簡單
The answer's very simple.
keoiˏ₅佢bin˗₃變dou˗₃到ngoˏ₅我gaanˊ²簡zikˍ₆直jingˍ₆認keoiˏ₅佢mˎ₄唔ceotˉ¹出。
He had changed so much that I no longer recognized him.
gaanˊ²簡daanˉ¹單pungˉ¹烹tiuˎ₄調fongˉ¹方faat˗₃法
Simple cooking method.
gaanˊ²簡daanˉ¹單bouˍ₆步zauˍ₆驟zaa3.咋。
It's just a simple step.
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Words Containing 簡

簡短介紹gaan2 dyun2 gaai3 siu6
brief introduction
簡約gaan2 joek3
brief; succinct; sketchy
頭腦簡單tau4 nou5 gaan2 daan1
foolishly simple; simple-minded
精簡機構zing1 gaan2 gei1 kau3
streamline government organs
簡易gaan2 ji6
simple; easy
簡短gaan2 dyun2
brief; short time; short duration
過份簡單化gwo3 fan6 gaan2 daan1 faa3
oversimplification; oversimplify
新聞簡報san1 man4 gaan2 bou3
news brief
從簡cung4 gaan2
keep sth. simple
原因很簡單jyun4 jan1 han2 gaan2 daan1
the reason is very simple
簡歷gaan2 lik6
résumé (e. g. job résumé)
精簡開支zing1 gaan2 hoi1 zi1
to reduce spending; to cut costs

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