simplified

1. 1
   adjective

   Made easier to understand or use by taking out the difficult parts.

   Like a short version of a story that leaves out the hard parts.

   The simplified map showed only the main roads.

   They gave us a simplified version of the rules.

   Similarstreamlined, condensed

   Oppositecomplicated, detailed

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2. 2
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of simplify. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.

   The teacher simplified the lesson so everyone could follow it.

   They simplified the form down to just three questions.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Describing the simpler set of Chinese characters used mainly in mainland China.

   The textbook is printed in simplified Chinese characters.

   She learned to read simplified Chinese before moving to Beijing.

   Oppositetraditional

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4. 4
   nouncolloquialuncountableabbreviationellipsis

   Short way of saying simplified Chinese, the simpler set of written characters.

   Set the document language to simplified before you print it.

   Most apps let you switch between simplified and traditional.

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