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言简意赅 — “Concise and comprehensive”

言简意赅 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Concise and comprehensive”. Brief in words but complete in meaning. Literally, “brief words, comprehensive meaning”.

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言简意赅 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 言yán
  • 简jiǎn
  • 意yì
  • 赅gāi

言简意赅 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
言
yán7speak, say, words
简
jiǎn13simple, concise
意
yì13idea, meaning, intention
赅
gāi10comprehensive and complete

Example Sentence with 言简意赅

这位作家擅长用言简意赅的语言描绘复杂的场景,让读者印象深刻
This writer is adept at using concise and comprehensive language to describe complex scenes, leaving a deep impression on readers.

Idioms Related to 言简意赅

Synonyms of 言简意赅

  • jiǎn简míng明è扼yào要concise and to the point
  • yào要yán言bù不fán烦concise and to the point
  • yán言jìn近zhǐ旨yuǎn远simple words, profound meaning

Antonyms of 言简意赅

  • kōng空dòng洞wú无wù物empty and meaningless
  • lián连piān篇lěi累dú牍excessively long and verbose writing
  • cháng长piān篇dà大lùn论long-winded discourse

More idioms starting with 言

  • 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

Questions about 言简意赅

What does 言简意赅 mean?
言简意赅 (yán jiǎn yì gāi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Concise and comprehensive”.
How do you pronounce 言简意赅?
言简意赅 is pronounced yán jiǎn yì gāi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 言简意赅 literally mean?
Literally, 言简意赅 means “brief words, comprehensive meaning”. It is used to mean “Concise and comprehensive”.
What is the Chinese definition of 言简意赅?
赅:完备。话不多,但意思都有了。形容说话写文章简明扼要。
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