簡練

Chinese

		simple	to practise; to train; to perfect (one's skill) to practise; to train; to perfect (one's skill); to drill
trad. (簡練)		簡	練
simp. (简练)		简	练
alternative forms		簡鍊／简炼 簡煉／简炼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎnliàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaan² lin⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kán-liān

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎnliàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎnliàn
    • Wade–Giles: chien³-lien⁴
    • Yale: jyǎn-lyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeanliann
    • Palladius: цзяньлянь (czjanʹljanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaan² lin⁶
    • Yale: gáan lihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaan² lin⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gan² lin⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːn³⁵ liːn²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kán-liān
    • Tâi-lô: kán-liān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kafnlien
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liɛn⁴¹/

Adjective

簡練

1. terse; succinct; pithy; concise; brief; to the point

Synonyms

• 扼要 (èyào)
• 概括 (gàikuò)
• 簡／简 (jiǎn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 簡明／简明 (jiǎnmíng)
• 簡潔／简洁 (jiǎnjié)
• 簡要／简要 (jiǎnyào)
• 精簡／精简 (jīngjiǎn)
• 精粹 (jīngcuì)
• 精練／精练 (jīngliàn)