简而言之

簡而言之

jiǎn'éryánzhī

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

HSK 3

简而言之，我们需要更多时间。

Jiǎn'éryánzhī, wǒmen xūyào gèngduō shíjiān.

In short, we need more time.

HSK 6

简而言之，这个计划行不通。

Jiǎn'éryánzhī, zhège jìhuà xíngbutōng.

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