简写 (jiǎnxiě): to abbreviate

Meanings

1 to abbreviate
2 to write in simplified form
3 an abbreviation

Characters

简

Examples

WHO 是世界卫生组织的简写。

WHO shì Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī de jiǎnxiě.

WHO is the abbreviation for the World Health Organization.

请把这个长句子简写一下。

Qǐng bǎ zhège cháng jùzi jiǎnxiě yīxià.

Please abbreviate this long sentence.

Tips

usage

Covers two related senses: (1) writing characters in simplified form 简体字, and (2) abbreviating a word, phrase, or organization name (like WHO, UN, MIT). Distinguish from 缩写 (suōxiě) which is more specifically 'acronym / abbreviation' and rarely used for character simplification.