Chinese word dictionary

简明扼要

jiǎn míng è yào · brief and to the point (idiom); succinct

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Simplified简明扼要

Traditional簡明扼要

Pinyinjiǎn míng è yào

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

简jiǎn

simple, succinct, terse; a letter

明míng

bright; clear

扼è

to clutch, to grasp; to choke, to strangle

要yào

essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand

How to learn 简明扼要

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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