扼要 (è yào) — concise, to the point, brief but comprehensive

Definition

A written, formal word for 'concise and to the point' — more literary than 简单 (jǐndān, 'simple/short'). Typically describes writing or speech that covers the essentials without extra detail.

adjective

conciseto the pointbrief but comprehensive

Examples

扼要。
Qǐng è yào jiè shào zhè cì huì yì de zhǔ yào nèi róng.
Please briefly introduce the main content of this meeting.
扼要，。
Zhè piān bào gào xiě dé hěn è yào, bù xū yào zài shān jiǎn le.
This report is written concisely; there's no need to cut it further.
扼要。
Tā è yào dì fēn xī le dāng qián de xíng shì.
He gave a concise analysis of the current situation.

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