言简意该 — “Concise and to the point”
言简意该 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Concise and to the point”. Brief and comprehensive; succinct. Literally, “Brief in words, comprehensive in meaning”.
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这位教授的讲座言简意该，在短短一个小时内清晰地阐述了复杂的理论
The professor's lecture was concise and to the point, clearly explaining complex theories in just one hour.
Idioms Related to 言简意该
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- yán言sān三yǔ语sì四chatter away
- yán言bù不èr二jià价fixed price, no bargaining
- yán言bù不jí及yì义talk about trivial matters
- yán言bù不jí及sī私speech not involving private matters
- yán言bù不jí及xíng行all talk and no action
- yán言bù不jìn尽yì意Words cannot fully express meaning
- yán言bù不yuàn愿xíng行words and actions do not match
- yán言bù不yóu由zhōng中speak insincerely
- yán言bù不yóu由zhōng衷speak insincerely
- yán言bù不guǐ诡suí随speak without deceit or opportunism
- yán言bù不ān谙diǎn典speak without classical allusions
- yán言bù不jiàn践xíng行fail to act on one's words
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What does 言简意该 mean?
言简意该 (yán jiǎn yì gāi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Concise and to the point”.
How do you pronounce 言简意该?
言简意该 is pronounced yán jiǎn yì gāi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 言简意该 literally mean?
Literally, 言简意该 means “Brief in words, comprehensive in meaning”. It is used to mean “Concise and to the point”.
What is the Chinese definition of 言简意该?
形容说话写文章简明扼要。同“言简意赅”。