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strive for simplicity

Chinese translation: 力求精簡

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English term or phrase:strive for simplicity
Chinese translation:力求精簡
Entered by: Jason Ma

14:34 Feb 11, 2008
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management
English term or phrase: strive for simplicity
As an industry leader, our passion will be to improve patient outcomes and caregiver safety, while enhancing our customers' efficiency. Our inspiration and growth will come from providing innovative solutions to our customers' most pressing needs. We will be committed to exceptional quality and strive for simplicity in all that
we do.

Them I feel confused here, to simplify what? their products? service procedure? Or something else?

TIA.
Jason Ma
China
Local time: 22:20
力求精簡
Explanation:
to simplify what?就是 in all that we do=所做的一切
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pkchan
United States
Local time: 10:20
Grading comment
Thanks everyone one your suggestions.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6力求精簡
pkchan
5 +1力求简单
clearwater


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
力求精簡


Explanation:
to simplify what?就是 in all that we do=所做的一切


pkchan
United States
Local time: 10:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 19
Grading comment
Thanks everyone one your suggestions.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Wenjer Leuschel (X): 好！
13 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Milton Guo: 追求简约。。。。“简约但不简单”，广告词
45 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Forrest Liang
1 hr
  -> thanks
agree  lhcm
4 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Michael Lai: this is quite a good translation
8 hrs
  -> 謝謝
agree  rushidao
14 hrs
disagree  chica nueva: simplicity = the quality of being simple 简单;简易,单纯,简明
15 hrs
agree  sc128: 文章与追求卓越有关，“精简”一译妥当。
15 hrs
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
力求简单


Explanation:
simplicity准确来说是“简单”而不是“精简”。
simplify才是精简、简化。

clearwater
China
Local time: 22:20
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 35

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  chica nueva: simplicity = the quality of being simple 简单;简易,单纯,简明 eg The main advantage of the new scheme is its simplicity. 新方案的主要优点是简明扼要.(朗文进阶词典)
6 hrs
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