Definition
This is a four-character idiom (成语) meaning that the language used is concise yet the meaning is fully covered. You use it to praise writing or speech that gets to the point without unnecessary words, often in formal or academic contexts. The literal reading 'words simple, meaning complete' helps remember it, but the whole phrase is used as a fixed expression.
f.e.
concise and comprehensive (idiom)
Examples
- 言简意赅，。Tā de wénzhāng xiě de yán jiǎn yì gāi, méiyǒu fèihuà.His article is concise and comprehensive, with no unnecessary words.
- 言简意赅，。Zhè běn zhǐnán yán jiǎn yì gāi, hěn shìhé chūxuézhě.This guide is concise and comprehensive, very suitable for beginners.
- 言简意赅，。Jiàoshòu de huídá yán jiǎn yì gāi, dàjiā yíxiàzi jiù dǒng le.The professor's reply was concise and comprehensive, and everyone understood right away.
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