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Brief and to the Point

Speak simply, while expressing your idea completely

 yán jiǎn yì gāi
Brief and to the Point Scroll

言簡意賅 is a Chinese proverb that suggests it is better to be brief and use fewer words while still expressing your main point or idea.

In another way to explain this, one should not use 100 words when 50 will do, or being more concise with your speech.

This can also be translated as concise, compendious, “brief in form but comprehensive in scope” or succinct.

This is a bit more positive than our other proverb for brevity.


These search terms might be related to Brief:

Brevity / Concise

Brief and to the Point

Fear Not Long Roads; Fear Only Short Ambition

Life is Short

Preparation Yields No Fear or Worries

Preparation Yields No Regrets

Teach / Instruct

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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your brief search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

簡約


简约

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jiǎn yuē
    jian3 yue1
chien yüeh
 kanyaku
    かんやく

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Brevity / Concise
sketchy; concise; abbreviated
(noun, transitive verb) (1) simplification; abbreviation; abridgment; condensation; (adjectival noun) (2) concise; brief; abridged; abbreviated; condensed

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piàn
    pian4
p`ien
    pien
 hen
    へん
thin piece; flake; a slice; film; TV play; to slice; to carve thin; partial; incomplete; one-sided; classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water; classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc; used with numeral 一[yi1]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc; Kangxi radical 91
(counter) (See 一片・いっぺん・1) counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.; (surname) Katayanagi
A slice, slip, card; brief, few.

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lüè
    lu:e4
lu:e
 ryaku
    りゃく
brief; sketchy; outline; summary; to omit; (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly; plan; strategy; to capture (territory)
(n,n-suf) (1) abbreviation; omission; (2) outline; gist; (3) plan; strategy; scheme
To mark off, define: abridge, outline, sketch; summarize in general; rather, somewhat.

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duǎn
    duan3
tuan
 mijika
    みじか
short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault
(pref,suf) short; brief; (personal name) Iyama
short


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qiān
    qian1
ch`ien
    chien
to sign one's name; to write brief comments on a document; inscribed bamboo stick (variant of 籤|签[qian1]); visa

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kuǐ
    kui3
k`uei
    kuei
brief; short step

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dòu
    dou4
tou
 tō
to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 讀|读[dou4])
Delay, loiter; skulk; beguile.

一報

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 ippou / ippo
    いっぽう
(noun, transitive verb) (1) information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; dropping a line; (2) (See 第一報) first report; initial report

一興

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 ikkyou / ikkyo
    いっきょう
amusement; fun; brief entertainment; (given name) Kazuoki

一言

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yī yán
    yi1 yan2
i yen
 hitokoto
    ひとこと
one sentence; brief remark
(noun/participle) single word; a few words; brief comment; (place-name, surname) Hitokoto
one word

主訴


主诉

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zhǔ sù
    zhu3 su4
chu su
 shuso
    しゅそ
(medicine) to complain of; a patient's brief account of their illness; (law) main suit; principal claim
{med} chief complaint

交代

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jiāo dài
    jiao1 dai4
chiao tai
 kyōtai
    こうたい
to transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions; to tell (sb to do something); to explain; to give an account; to brief; to confess; to account for oneself; (jocular) to come to a bad end
(noun/participle) alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.); taking turns
交付 To hand over, entrust to.

便覽


便览

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biàn lǎn
    bian4 lan3
pien lan
brief guide

冠省

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 kanshou; kansei(ik) / kansho; kanse(ik)
    かんしょう; かんせい(ik)
(formal salutation for a brief letter) Forgive me for dispensing with the preliminaries, but I hasten to inform you that...

前略

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 zenryaku
    ぜんりゃく
(expression) (1) (at the beginning of a brief letter) dispensing with the preliminaries ...; (n,vs,vi) (2) (when quoting something) omitting the previous part

勾勒

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gōu lè
    gou1 le4
kou le
to draw the outline of; to outline; to sketch; to delineate contours of; to give a brief account of

半句

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 hanku
    はんく
brief word

字條


字条

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zì tiáo
    zi4 tiao2
tzu t`iao
    tzu tiao
brief note

寸感

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 sunkan
    すんかん
brief impression (of); quick comment (on)

寸描

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 sunbyou / sunbyo
    すんびょう
thumbnail sketch; brief sketch

寸評

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 sunpyou / sunpyo
    すんぴょう
brief review; brief comment

寸陰


寸阴

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cùn yīn
    cun4 yin1
ts`un yin
    tsun yin
 sunin
    すんいん
a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)
(usu. in 寸陰を惜しむ) moment; short time

小咄

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 kobanashi
    こばなし
(1) anecdote; (2) brief (comic) story

小引

see styles
 shouin / shoin
    しょういん
short preface; brief foreword; (place-name, surname) Kobiki

小感

see styles
 shoukan / shokan
    しょうかん
(obsolete) (See 寸感) brief impression (of); quick comment (on)

小憩

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xiǎo qì
    xiao3 qi4
hsiao ch`i
    hsiao chi
 shoukei / shoke
    しょうけい
to rest for a bit; to take a breather
(noun/participle) short break; breather; brief recess; rest

小結


小结

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xiǎo jié
    xiao3 jie2
hsiao chieh
 koyui
    こゆい
summary; short; brief; wrap-up
(sumo) wrestler of the fourth highest rank; (place-name) Koyui

小話

see styles
 shouwa / showa
    しょうわ
    kobanashi
    こばなし
(1) anecdote; (2) brief (comic) story

少憩

see styles
 shoukei / shoke
    しょうけい
(noun/participle) short break; breather; brief recess; rest

急促

see styles
jí cù
    ji2 cu4
chi ts`u
    chi tsu
urgent; hurried and brief; rushing

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Brief and to the Point言簡意賅
言简意赅
yán jiǎn yì gāi
yan2 jian3 yi4 gai1
yan jian yi gai
yanjianyigai
yen chien i kai
yenchienikai
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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