因陋就简 in English yin1 lou4 jiu4 jian3 Meaning

Meanings

  • crude but simple methods (idiomatic expression); use whatever methods you can
  • to do things simply and thriftily
  • It's not pretty but it works.

Simplified Characters

因 陋 就 简

Traditional Characters

因 陋 就 簡

Pinyin

yin1 lou4 jiu4 jian3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

因yin1old variant of 因[yin1] 陋lou4low 就jiu4at once 简jian3simple