因陋就简

Traditional: 因陋就簡

yīn lòu jiù jiǎn

Dictionary entry

crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can

What does 因陋就简 mean?

因陋就简 (yīn lòu jiù jiǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can

2to do things simply and thriftily

3It's not pretty but it works.

Character breakdown

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因yīnold variant of 因[yin1]陋lòulow · humble 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then · (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 简jiǎnsimple · uncomplicated

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因陋就简

yīn lòu jiù jiǎn

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