扼要

èyào
  1. to the point
  2. concise

CEDICT

brief and to the point; concise

Wiktionary

  1. 控制要冲。
  2. 行文或发言切中肯綮。

重編國語辭典

  1. 控制要冲。
  2. 行文或发言切中肯綮。

維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 扼 è
  1. to grip forcefully
  2. to clutch at
  3. to guard
  4. to control
  5. to hold
=1 扼 è variant of 扼 è
2 要 yào
  1. to want; to need; to ask for
  2. will; shall; about to
  3. need to; should
  4. if (same as 要是 yàoshi)
  5. (bound form) important

Containing this entry

简明扼要 jiǎnmíngèyào
  1. brief and to the point (idiom)
  2. succinct

Related entries

着边 zháobiān
  1. relevant
  2. to the point
  3. has sth to do with the matter (also used with negative)
锋利 fēnglì
  1. sharp (e.g. knife blade)
  2. incisive
  3. to the point
这把菜刀不够锋利，所以我用了我的折叠刀来切肉。

The kitchen knife wasn't sharp enough to cut the meat, so I used my pocket knife.

Source: Tatoeba

凝练 níngliàn
  1. concise
  2. compact
  3. condensed
简洁 jiǎnjié
  1. concise
  2. succinct
  3. pithy
他的评论简洁且击中要害。

His comment was concise and to the point.

Source: Tatoeba

简要 jiǎnyào
  1. concise
  2. brief
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