简而言之

簡而言之

jiǎn'ér-yánzhī

idiom #18,689

Meanings

1 in a nutshell
2 to put it briefly
3 in short

Characters

and; but (connective)

it (classical object pronoun)

Examples

简而言之，我们需要更多时间。

Jiǎn'éryánzhī, wǒmen xūyào gèngduō shíjiān.

In short, we need more time.

简而言之，这个计划行不通。

Jiǎn'éryánzhī, zhège jìhuà xíngbùtōng.

To put it briefly, this plan won't work.

Tips

grammar

Typically placed at the start of a sentence as a discourse connector, followed by a comma. Similar to 总之 but more formal and literary.

Stroke Order

简 jiǎn

而 ér

言 yán

之 zhī