(transitive) To make simpler, either by reducing in complexity, reducing to component parts, or making easier to understand. / (intransitive) To become simpler.

present participle of simplify

Made more simple; having its complexity reduced. / Relating to simplified Chinese.

simple past tense and past participle of simplify

(informal, uncountable) Short for simplified Chinese.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of simplify

Agent noun of simplify; one who simplifies.

plural of simplifier

Capable of being simplified.

Chinese written using the forms of Chinese characters introduced by the PRC as script reform. The characters are simplified (with a reduced number of strokes, etc.) compared to their pre-reform shapes.