精练 (jīng liàn) — concise, succinct, well-expressed without wasted words
Definition
精练 (jīngliàn) describes writing or speech that is concise AND polished — tighter in feel than 简练 (terse) or 简洁 (clean/compact), with a hint of refinement, like carefully well-expressed without wasted words.
adjective
concisesuccinctwell-expressed without wasted words
Easily confused
Examples
- 精练。Tā de xiǎo shuō yǔ yán fēi cháng jīng liàn.The language of his novel is very concise.
- 精练。Wǒ men xū yào gèng jīng liàn de biǎo shù.We need a more concise expression.
- 精练。Zhè piān lùn wén xiě dé hěn jīng liàn.This paper is written very concisely.
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