简明扼要 (jiǎn míng è yāo) — brief and to the point, concise (of speech or writing)
Definition
A written four-character idiom meaning 'concise and to the point' — praising speech or writing that cuts out unnecessary words. Used in formal contexts (reports, lectures, summaries) rather than casual talk.
idiom
brief and to the pointconcise (of speech or writing)
Examples
- 简明扼要，。Tā de bào gào xiě dé jiǎn míng è yāo, méi yǒu yí jù fèi huà.His report was written concisely, without a single unnecessary word.
- 简明扼要。Qǐng nǐ jiǎn míng è yāo dì jiè shào yí xià nǐ de jì huà.Please brief your plan concisely.
- 简明扼要，。Zhè wèi lǎo shī jiǎng kè jiǎn míng è yāo, xué shēng dōu hěn xǐ huan.This teacher's lectures are concise and to the point; the students all like them.
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