当我们发电报的时候,简明扼要是关键,因为是以字计费的。

When you send a telegram, brevity is essential because you will be charged for every word.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 dāng
  1. (onom.) dong
  2. ding dong (bell)
=1 dāng
  1. to be
  2. to act as
  3. manage
  4. withstand
  5. when
  6. during
  7. ought
  8. should
  9. match equally
  10. equal
  11. same
  12. obstruct
  13. just at (a time or place)
  14. on the spot
  15. right
  16. just at
=1 dàng
  1. at or in the very same...
  2. suitable
  3. adequate
  4. fitting
  5. proper
  6. to replace
  7. to regard as
  8. to think
  9. to pawn
  10. (coll.) to fail (a student)
2 我们 men we; us; ourselves; our
3 发电 diàn
  1. to generate electricity
  2. to send a telegram
4 bào
  1. to report; to inform; to announce
  2. to respond; to reply
  3. to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 报名 bàomíng)
  4. to reward; to recompense
  5. to take revenge; to retaliate
  6. newspaper
  7. periodical; journal
  8. bulletin
  9. telegram
=5 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 de "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. or di in poetry and songs
=5 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=5 really and truly
=5 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
6 时候 shíhou
  1. time
  2. length of time
  3. moment
  4. period
7 简明扼要 jiǎnmíngèyào
  1. brief and to the point (idiom)
  2. succinct
=8 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=8 shì variant of shì
9 关键 guānjiàn
  1. crucial point
  2. crux
  3. key
  4. crucial
  5. pivotal

classifier:

10 因为 yīnwèi
  1. because
  2. owing to
  3. on account of
11 是以 shì
  1. therefore
  2. thus
  3. so
12
  1. letter
  2. symbol
  3. character
  4. word
  5. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

classifier:

13 计费 fèi to bill (calculate cost)
=14 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 de "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. or di in poetry and songs
=14 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=14 really and truly
=14 (bound form) bull's-eye; target