Chinese word

简洁

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiǎn jié

Meaning

  • adjectiveconcise

Example

请把这份报告写得简洁一点。qǐng bǎ zhè fèn bào gào xiě de jiǎn jié yì diǎn

Please make this report a little more concise.

Illustration for 简洁 (concise)

More examples

老师赞赏他简洁的表述。lǎo shī zàn shǎng tā jiǎn jié de biǎo shù

The teacher praised his concise wording.

Core concept

A direct path from the main idea to the reader, without verbal detours.

Common phrases

  • 思路简洁sī lù jiǎn jié

    concise reasoning

  • 风格简洁fēng gé jiǎn jié

    concise style

  • 文风简洁wén fēng jiǎn jié

    concise writing

Similar words

简明jiǎn míng: Presenting information in a clear order that makes the main points easy to grasp.
简练jiǎn liàn: Stated briefly and directly with every word serving a purpose.
扼要è yào: Limited to the most important points and presented briefly.
精炼jīng liàn: Made more compact by cutting away parts that are not needed.

Definition in Chinese

在保证信息完整的前提下，尽量省去不必要的词句，使意思明白易懂。zài bǎo zhèng xìn xī wán zhěng de qián tí xià jǐn liàng shěng qù bú bì yào de cí jù shǐ yì si míng bái yì dǒng

Word origin

The compound 简洁 (jiǎnjié, "concise") combines 简 (jiǎn, "simple") and 洁 (jié, "clean") to describe expression made plain by removing unnecessary language.

Usage tips

  • In everyday messages, this adjective praises wording that is direct and easy to follow, so it describes organization and clarity as well as length.

Other meanings

  • clear and conciseadjective
  • abbreviatedadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 简洁性jiǎn jié xìngconcisenessnoun
  • 简洁化jiǎn jié huàmake conciseverb

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