从简 (cōng) — to follow the principle of simplicity, to simplify (in formal or procedural contexts)

Définition

从简 means to deliberately keep something simple or strip it down — used for ceremonies, procedures, or content. Often appears as 一切从简 ('keep everything simple') or with 了 to mark a simplification.

verb
to follow the principle of simplicityto simplify (in formal or procedural contexts)

Exemples

  • 从简
    Zhè cì hūn lǐ yí qiè cōng, méi yǒu dà bàn.
    This wedding kept everything simple — no big celebration.
  • 从简
    Wèi le jié yuē shí jiān, huì yì nèi róng yǐ jīng cōng le.
    To save time, the meeting content has already been simplified.
  • 从简
    Tā men jué dìng sāng shì cōng, bú pū zhāng làng fèi.
    They decided to keep the funeral simple, without extravagance.

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