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Open the tool →精悍短小 (jīng hàn duǎn xiǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Compact and powerful”.
精悍短小 is pronounced jīng hàn duǎn xiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 精悍短小 means “Refined and vigorous, short and small”. It is used to mean “Compact and powerful”.
悍:勇敢。形容人身材短小而精明强干。也形容文章、言论等简短有力