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扼要 Pronunciation and Pinyin

扼要 Usage and Examples

Concise

Brief

Essential

这封信简短扼要。

The letter was short and to the point.

本书扼要叙述了主要的研究结果。

The book describes in outline the main findings of the research.

The characters in 扼要

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
扼
è7grasp firmly, strangle, seize
要
yào9to want or need

More words starting with 扼

  • è扼zhù住throttle, seize
  • è扼zhì制curb, check
  • è扼zì字to be concise in wording, to suppress words
  • è扼shǒu守to guard a strategic point
  • è扼shǒu守zhe着guarding, holding
  • è扼shā杀strangle, stifle
  • è扼sǐ死to strangle someone to death
  • è扼wàn腕regret deeply, lament
  • è扼yào要de地briefly, concisely

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Questions about 扼要

What does 扼要 mean in Chinese?

扼要 (è yào) means “Concise, Brief, Essential”.

How do you pronounce 扼要?

扼要 is pronounced è yào in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Concise” in Chinese?

“Concise” is 扼要 (è yào) in Chinese.

How is 扼要 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 扼要, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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