扼要

èyào
  1. to the point
  2. concise

CEDICT

brief and to the point; concise

Wiktionary

  1. 控制要衝。
  2. 行文或發言切中肯綮。

重編國語辭典

  1. 控制要衝。
  2. 行文或發言切中肯綮。

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

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

Related entries

著邊 zháobiān
  1. relevant
  2. to the point
  3. has sth to do with the matter (also used with negative)
鋒利 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

凝練 níngliàn
  1. concise
  2. compact
  3. condensed
簡潔 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

簡要 jiǎnyào
  1. concise
  2. brief
詳略 xiánglüè
  1. concise
  2. the details in brief
簡明 jiǎnmíng
  1. simple and clear
  2. concise
簡約 jiǎnyuē
  1. sketchy
  2. concise
  3. abbreviated
要言不煩 yàoyánbùfán
  1. to explain in simple terms
  2. succinct
  3. concise
約 yuē
  1. to make an appointment
  2. to invite
  3. approximately
  4. pact
  5. treaty
  6. to economize
  7. to restrict
  8. to reduce (a fraction)
  9. concise
我約了他六點鐘見面。

I have an appointment with him at six.

Source: Tatoeba