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简介 (jiǎn jiè) — brief introduction, summary; (verb) to give a brief introduction

Definition

简介 is a short, introductory overview of a book, person, or product — not a full summary of content. Compared with 总结 (recap of main points) and 概况 (general situation/situation report), it focuses on introducing what something is.

verb
brief introductionsummaryto give a brief introduction

Examples

  • 简介，。
    Zhè běn shū de jiǎn jiè xiě dé hěn hǎo, ràng rén xiǎng mǎ shàng dú.
    The brief introduction of this book is well written and makes people want to read it right away.
  • 简介。
    Gōng sī xīn chǎn pǐn de jiǎn jiè yǐ jīng zuò hǎo le.
    The brief introduction of the company's new product is ready.
  • 简介。
    Wǒ lái jiǎn jiè yí xià zhè ge xiàng mù de mù biāo.
    Let me give a brief introduction to the goals of this project.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

简jiǎnbrief
介jièintroduction

简, 'brief', describes the kind of 介, 'introduction', giving a short summary.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 簡; 简 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
竹竹zhú
Sound part声符shēngfú
間
閒xián簡jiǎn
Same sound today

In the traditional form 簡, 竹 (bamboo) is paired with 間 (also written 閒) as a sound part; the simplified 简 is a later shorthand.

Open 简 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

介 shows a central human form with two marks around it, indicating being between.

Open 介 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 6Communication & Speech

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