Definition & Meaning

terse; succinct

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jiǎn liàn

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adj.terse; succinct
- nèi róng fēng fù wén zì yě jiǎn liàn
  内容丰富，文字也简练
  rich in content and succinct in style
- yòng cí jiǎn liàn
  用词简练
  the use of words is succinct
- jù zi hěn jiǎn liàn
  句子很简练
  succinct sentence
- xiě zuò fēng gé hěn jiǎn liàn
  写作风格很简练
  economical style of writing
- cuò cí jiǎn liàn shǐ wén bǐ yǒu lì
  措辞简练使文笔有力。
  A succinct style lends vigour to writing.
- tā xiě zuò diǎn yǎ ér qiě jiǎn liàn
  她写作典雅而且简练。
  She writes elegantly and economically.
synonym
jīng liàn精炼 jīng liàn精练 níng liàn凝练 xǐ liàn洗练
antonym
léi zhui累赘 fán suǒ烦琐 fán rǒng繁冗 rǒng zhuì冗赘 fán rǒng烦冗

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"简练" cannot be written as "简炼".

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