简明扼要

簡明扼要
jiǎnmíng-èyào
idiom #36,337

Meanings

  1. 1 concise and to the point
  2. 2 brief and clear
  3. 3 succinct

Examples

HSK 3
Yóujiàn zuìhǎo jiǎnmíng-èyào, bié ràng rén dú de tài lèi.
Emails should be concise - don't tire the reader out.
HSK 4
Qǐng jiǎnmíng-èyào de shuōmíng nǐ de fāng'àn.
Please explain your proposal concisely and to the point.
HSK 7-9
Tā de bàogào jiǎnmíng-èyào, shēnshòu lǐngdǎo hǎopíng.
His report was crisp and to the point and won high praise from management.

Tips

usage
Common praise in business and academic settings. Often used as an instruction: '简明扼要' = 'please be brief.'

Stroke Order

jiǎn
míng
è
yào