gaan2 bin6簡便简便
Jyutpinggaan2 bin6
Yalegáan bihn
Definition
Simple and easy to use; straightforward and convenient.
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How it's used
Focuses on the efficiency and lack of complexity in a process or tool. It often implies that something has been stripped down to its essentials to save time or effort. Unlike 方便, which emphasizes ease of access or utility, 簡便 specifically highlights the streamlined nature of the task or object.
Examples
Do you have any simpler and more convenient solutions?
Related words
Common phrases
simple and convenient method
lightweight and simple equipment
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 方便. While 方便 can describe a location being accessible or a time being suitable, 簡便 is strictly about the simplicity and lack of complication in a procedure or design.
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Grammar guides
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