简单化

簡單化

jiǎndānhuà

verb #22,172

Meanings

1 to oversimplify
2 to simplify
3 simplification

Characters

simple / brief / simplified

single / simple / alone

to transform / to change / -ize/-ify (verbalizing suffix)

Examples

不要把复杂的问题简单化。

Bùyào bǎ fùzá de wèntí jiǎndānhuà.

Don't oversimplify complex problems.

这篇报道简单化了事情的真相。

Zhè piān bàodào jiǎndānhuà le shìqing de zhēnxiàng.

This report oversimplified the truth of the matter.

Tips

usage

简单化 often carries a slightly negative connotation — it implies reductive or oversimplified thinking. The neutral word for 'to simplify' is 简化 (jiǎnhuà).

Stroke Order

简 jiǎn

单 dān

化 huà