crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can; to do things simply and thriftily; It's not pretty but it works.
trad. 因陋就簡
Also written 因陋就簡【yīn lòu jiù jiǎn】
Characters in this word
4因
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old variant of 因[yin1]
- Pinyin
- yīn
- Traditional
- 囙
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1342 of 2500
陋
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low, humble, plain, ugly, mean, vulgar
- Pinyin
- lòu
- Strokes
- 8
就
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(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, (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]), (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ..., (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
- Pinyin
- jiù
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 14 of 2500
简
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simple, uncomplicated, letter, to choose, to select, bamboo strips used for writing (old)
- Pinyin
- jiǎn
- Traditional
- 簡
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 4484 of 2500