他的演讲简短且切中要害。

His speech was short and to the point.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
=2 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=2 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=2 的 dí really and truly
=2 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
3 演讲 yǎnjiǎng to give a lecture; to make a speech
4 简短 jiǎnduǎn
  1. brief (statement, summary etc)
  2. briefly
  3. brevity
=5 且 qiě
  1. and
  2. moreover
  3. yet
  4. for the time being
  5. to be about to
  6. both (... and...)
=5 且 jū
  1. alternative form of 俎 (zǔ, “chopping board”)
  2. alternative form of 駔 /驵 (“steed”)
  3. many; numerous; flourishing
  4. sentence-final modal particle
  5. sixth month in the lunar calendar
  6. used in 次且 (“hesitant in walking”)
=5 且 cú alternative form of 徂 (cú, “to go to”)
6 切中要害 qièzhòngyàohài
  1. to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
  2. fig. to hit where it hurts
  3. fig. to hit home
  4. an argument that hits the nail on the head