簡 [简]

Jyutping kaan2
Pinyin jiǎn

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 量詞、術語
    麻雀​術語​；​三​隻​牌​合成​一組​，​可以​以上​（​三​隻​同色​順序牌​）​或​碰​（​三​隻​同色​同​字牌​）​嘅​形式​組合​。​喺​廣​東​牌​儲​夠​四​簡​再​加​一​對​眼​就​食​糊​。
    mahjong jargon; a meld: the combination of 3 tiles into a set, can be a Chow (3 sequential tiles of the same suit) or a Pong (3 same tiles of the same suit). In Guangdong mahjong, once you gathered 4 melds and a pair of eyes, you can claim a winning / going mahjong.
    • 簡簡糊
      简简糊
      kaan2 kaan2 wu2
      going mahjong with all hidden Pongs
  2. 參看
    坎

簡 [简]

Jyutping gan2
Pinyin jiǎn

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、專名
    姓
    a surname, usually transliterated as "Kan"

簡 [简]

Jyutping gaan2
Pinyin jiǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. simple
  2. uncomplicated
  3. letter
  4. to choose
  5. to select
  6. bamboo strips used for writing (old)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. simple/uncomplicated/letter/to choose/to select/bamboo strips used for writing (old)/terse/succinct/brief/simplified/to treat impolitely/letter/note/to select/a surname
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    唔​繁​複​；​可以​輕易​掌握​、​理解
    not complicated; easy to understand
    • 簡單
      简单
      gaan2 daan1
      easy
    • 簡化
      简化
      gaan2 faa3
      to simplify
  2. 語素
    古時​用​嚟​寫​字​嘅​竹片​或者​木片
    bamboo slips used for writing in the past (in contrast to the wooden ones 牘)
    • 竹簡
      竹简
      zuk1 gaan2
      bamboo slips
    • 簡牘
      简牍
      gaan2 duk6
      bamboo and wooden slips used for writing in the past
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to select; to choose; to pick
    (syn.) 選擇, 相中, 摘, 选择, 取舍, 看中, 拣择, 选中, 挑选, 取捨, 取, 掄, 抉擇, 採擇, 选取, 選中, 摘拣, 挑選, 選定, 選取, 抡, 采择, 揀選, 揀擇, 抉择, 选定, 摘揀, 拣选
  2. character
    bamboo slip
  3. character
    to simplify
  4. character
    a surname: Jian
  5. character
    simple; uncomplicated
  6. character
    letter; epistle
  7. character
    terse; succinct; pithy; concise; brief; to the point
  8. character
    to treat coldly; to give the cold-shoulder; to neglect
  9. character
    A transliteration of the English female given name Jane
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. simple, terse, succinct
  2. letter
  3. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    HLSA
  4. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    HANA
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级汉字表 #94
  2. HSK3 高等手写字表 #180
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    简而言之，我不同意。
    簡而言之，我不同意。
    jiǎn ér yán zhī ， wǒ bù tóng yì 。
    • To put it briefly, I do not agree.
    • In short, I disagree.
  2. Mandarin
    现在的孩子认为解决任何生活问题都像重新开始一个电脑游戏那么简单。
    現在的孩子認為解決任何生活問題都像重新開始一個電腦遊戲那麼簡單。
    xiàn zài de hái zi rèn wéi jiě jué rèn hé shēng huó wèn tí dōu xiàng chóng xīn kāi shǐ yí gè diàn nǎo yóu xì nà me jiǎn dān 。
    • Kids these days think that any issue in life can be resolved as easily as restarting a computer game.
  3. Mandarin
    开车真的非常简单。
    開車真的非常簡單。
    kāi chē zhēn de fēi cháng jiǎn dān 。
    • Driving a car is really very simple.
  4. Mandarin
    他简单地阐述了他的理由。
    他簡單地闡述了他的理由。
    tā jiǎn dān dì chǎn shù le tā de lǐ yóu 。
    • He gave his reasons in brief.
  5. Mandarin
    数学就像爱情，一个简单的意思，但可以变得很复杂。
    數學就像愛情，一個簡單的意思，但可以變得很複雜。
    shù xué jiù xiàng ài qíng ， yí gè jiǎn dān de yì si ， dàn kě yǐ biàn de hěn fù zá 。
    • Math is like love: a simple idea, but it can get complicated.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    咁简单嘅嘢三岁细路都识啦。
    咁簡單嘅嘢三歲細路都識啦。
    gam3 gaan2 daan1 ge3 je5 saam1 seoi3 sai3 lou6 dou1 sik1 laa1 。
    • The smallest child knows such a simple thing.
  2. Cantonese
    个问答比赛简直易过借火。
    個問答比賽簡直易過借火。
    go3 man6 daap3 bei2 coi3 gaan2 zik6 ji6 gwo3 ze3 fo2 。
    • The quiz competition was a piece of cake.
  3. Cantonese
    啲规则一定唔可以多，同埋更加重要嘅系一定要简单。
    啲規則一定唔可以多，同埋更加重要嘅係一定要簡單。
    di1 kwai1 zak1 jat1 ding6 m4 ho2 ji5 do1 ， tung4 maai4 gang3 gaa1 zung6 jiu3 ge3 hai6 jat1 ding6 jiu3 gaan2 daan1 。
    • The rules must be few and, more importantly, simple.
  4. Cantonese
    如果一个宇宙简单到可以俾人明白，咁就正正因为佢太过简单，所以产生唔到明白到佢嘅意识体。
    如果一個宇宙簡單到可以俾人明白，咁就正正因為佢太過簡單，所以產生唔到明白到佢嘅意識體。
    jyu4 gwo2 jat1 go3 jyu5 zau6 gaan2 daan1 dou3 ho2 ji5 bei2 jan4 ming4 baak6 ， gam3 zau6 zing3 zing3 jan1 wai4 keoi5 taai3 gwo3 gaan2 daan1 ， so2 ji5 caan2 sang1 m4 dou3 ming4 baak6 dou3 keoi5 ge3 ji3 sik1 tai2 。
    • Any universe simple enough to be understood is too simple to produce a mind able to understand it.
  5. Cantonese
    你可唔可以简单咁介绍吓自己呀？
    你可唔可以簡單咁介紹吓自己呀？
    nei5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 gaan2 daan1 gam3 gaai3 siu6 haak3 zi6 gei2 aa3 ？
    • Could you give a simple self-introduction?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    打完人之后出黎谴责暴力，简直喺曲到圆！抵你地亡党嘅！
    打完人之後出黎譴責暴力，簡直喺曲到圓！抵你地亡黨嘅！
    • The best sarcastic response ever goes to the party who condemns violence after beating students by fists. Bravo!
  2. Cantonese
    竹简
    竹簡
    zuk1 gaan2
    • bamboo slips
    • bamboo slips used for writing in the past
  3. Cantonese
    用龟嚟形容差佬简直系侮辱咗啲龟。
    用龜嚟形容差佬簡直係侮辱咗啲龜。
    jung6 gwai1 lai4 jing4 jung4 caai1 lou2 gaan2 zik6 hai6 mou5 juk6 zo2 di1 gwai1.
    • It is such an insult to the turtles when the cops are being name called as "turtles".
  4. Cantonese
    简简糊
    簡簡糊
    kaan2 kaan2 wu2
    • going mahjong with all hidden Pongs
  5. Cantonese
    佢头脑好简单，所以唔识玩心计。
    佢頭腦好簡單，所以唔識玩心計。
    keoi5 tau4 nou5 hou2 gaan2 daan1, so2 ji5 m4 sik1 waan2 sam1 gai3.
    • He is simple-minded, so he doesn't know how to deal with scheming.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    他的演讲简短且切中要害。
    他的演講簡短且切中要害。
    tā de yǎn jiǎng jiǎn duǎn qiě qiè zhòng yào hài ．
    • His speech was short and to the point.
  2. Mandarin
    简便
    簡便
    jiǎn biàn
    • convenient, handy
  3. Mandarin
    简单却有效的方法
    簡單卻有效的方法
    jiǎn dān què yǒu xiào de fāng fǎ
    • simple yet effective way
  4. Mandarin
    我简直摸不透他。
    我簡直摸不透他。
    wǒ jiǎn zhí mō bù tòu tā ．
    • I just can't figure him out.
  5. Mandarin
    公司简介
    公司簡介
    gōng sī jiǎn jiè
    • company profile