- crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can
- to do things simply and thriftily
- It's not pretty but it works.
Characters
- 因 (囙): old variant of 因[yin1]
- 陋 (陋): low; humble; plain; ugly; mean; vulgar
- 就 (就): (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
- 简 (簡): simple; uncomplicated; letter; to choose; to select; bamboo strips used for writing (old)
Resources
- Wiktionary: 因陋就简
- MDBG: 因陋就简
- Examples with 因陋就简 on Tatoeba
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