简化 jiǎnhuà to simplify
How to remember 简化: 简 simple + 化 change = to simplify.
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How it is used
- To simplify / streamline - 简化流程 (jiǎnhuà liúchéng) simplify the procedure, 简化字 (jiǎnhuàzì) simplified characters.
- To make something less complex; opposite 复杂化 (fùzáhuà, complicate). The 化 suffix marks the transforming action - 把问题复杂化 (bǎ wèntí fùzáhuà) complicate the problem.
- Neutral, process and language register.