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简明扼要

簡明扼要
jiǎnmíngèyào
idiom #36,337

Meanings

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

Examples

请简明扼要地说明你的方案。
Qǐng jiǎnmíngèyào de shuōmíng nǐ de fāng'àn.
Please explain your proposal concisely and to the point.
他的报告简明扼要，深受领导好评。
Tā de bàogào jiǎnmíngèyào, shēn shòu lǐngdǎo hǎopíng.
His report was crisp and to the point and won high praise from management.
邮件最好简明扼要，别让人读得太累。
Yóujiàn zuìhǎo jiǎnmíngèyào, bié ràng rén dú de tài lèi.
Emails should be concise — don't tire the reader out.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

简 jiǎn
明 míng
扼 è
要 yào