Chinese word dictionary

简要介绍

jiǎn yào jiè shào · brief introduction

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Simplified简要介绍

Traditional簡要介紹

Pinyinjiǎn yào jiè shào

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

简jiǎn

simple, succinct, terse; a letter

要yào

essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand

介jiè

agent, go-between, intermediary; to introduce; shell, armor

绍shào

to connect; to introduce

How to learn 简要介绍

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

不要búyào

don't!; must not

要yào

to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important

介绍jièshào

to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc); introduction

快要kuàiyào

nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)

简单jiǎndān

simple; not complicated

需要xūyào

to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs