







详略得当 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to strike a proper balance between elaboration and conciseness”. To know what to elaborate on and what to keep brief; to be well-judged in terms of detail and brevity. Literally, “Elaborate and brief fittingly”.

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Open the tool →详略得当 (xiáng lüè dé dàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to strike a proper balance between elaboration and conciseness”.
详略得当 is pronounced xiáng lüè dé dàng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 详略得当 means “Elaborate and brief fittingly”. It is used to mean “to strike a proper balance between elaboration and conciseness”.
详略:详细和简略;得当:适当,恰当。指应当详细和应当简略的地方都处理得很妥当