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简而言之

jiǎn ér yán zhī

4-character word Traditional 簡而言之

What 简而言之 means

1. in a nutshell
2. to put it briefly

The characters in 简而言之

• 简jiǎnsimple; uncomplicated; letter
• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 言yánwords; speech; to say
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her

Example sentences

• 简而言之，我不同意。
  Jiǎn'éryánzhī, wǒ bù tóngyì.
  To put it briefly, I do not agree.
• 简而言之，你恨我，是吧？
  Jiǎn'éryánzhī, nǐ hèn wǒ, shì ba?
  In a word, you hate me, don't you?

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