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concise and comprehensive

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yán jiǎn yì gāi

言 简 意 赅

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concise and comprehensive
- tā de jiǎng huà yán jiǎn yì gāi
  她的讲话言简意赅。
  Her speech comprised much matter in a few words.
- zhè fèn bào gào shì yán jiǎn yì gāi de diǎn fàn
  这份报告是言简意赅的典范。
  The report is a masterpiece of brevity.
- xīn wén gǎo yī dìng yào yán jiǎn yì gāi
  新闻稿一定要言简意赅。
  Press releases must be short and pithy.
synonym
jiǎn míng è yào简明扼要 shān fán jiù jiǎn删繁就简
antonym
cháng piān dà lùn长篇大论 lián piān lěi dú连篇累牍 cháng piān lěi dú长篇累牍 cì cì bù xiū刺刺不休 rǒng cí zhuì jù冗词赘句 cháng piān dà tào长篇大套 lián zhì lèi dú连帙累牍

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Note
"赅" cannot be pronounced as "gài" or "hài", and cannot be written as "该".

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