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简洁

jiǎn jié

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 簡潔

简洁 (jiǎn jié) means "concise; succinct; pithy". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 简洁 means

1. concise
2. succinct
3. pithy

The characters in 简洁

• 简jiǎnsimple; uncomplicated; letter
• 洁jiéclean

Example sentences

• 他的评论简洁且击中要害。
  Tā de pínglùn jiǎnjié qiě jīzhòng yàohài.
  His comment was concise and to the point.
• 两者都可以，但是前者更简洁。
  Liǎngzhě dōu kěyǐ, dànshì qiánzhě gèng jiǎnjié.
  Either one is fine, but the former is more concise.
• 这个网站的介面没有什么新意，但是却很简洁。
  Zhège wǎngzhàn de jièmiàn méiyǒu shénme xīnyì, dànshì què hěn jiǎnjié.
  The interface of this website is somewhat pedestrian, but it’s simple.
• 这个网站的介面没有甚么新意，但是却很简洁。
  The interface of this website is somewhat pedestrian, but it’s simple.

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