







例直禁简 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When rules or prohibitions are straightforward and simple”. People can easily understand and abide by them. Literally, “Examples clear, prohibitions simple”.

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Open the tool →例直禁简 (lì zhí jìn jiǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When rules or prohibitions are straightforward and simple”.
例直禁简 is pronounced lì zhí jìn jiǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 例直禁简 means “Examples clear, prohibitions simple”. It is used to mean “When rules or prohibitions are straightforward and simple”.
法律或禁令简单明了,人民就容易理解和遵守。