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Definition(s) for: 因陋就简

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
因陋就简 yīn lòu jiù jiǎn - crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can
- to do things simply and thriftily
- It's not pretty but it works.

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 72,403 59,186 -

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yīn- cause
- reason
- because
yīn- old variant of 因[yin1]
lòu- low
- humble
- plain
- ugly
- mean
- vulgar
jiù- (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
- (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
- (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
- only; as little as
- as much as; as many as
- to approach; to move towards
- to undertake; to engage in
- (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of
- (of food) to go with
- with regard to; concerning
- (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...
- (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
jiǎn- simple
- uncomplicated
- letter
- to choose
- to select
- bamboo strips used for writing (old)

Other Words Containing 因陋就简

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
因陋就简 - - 72,403 59,186 -