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concise and comprehensive (idiom)

言简意赅
yán jiǎn yì gāi
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Synonyms
to explain in simple terms · succinct · concise要言不烦yào yán bù fánsimple words with a profound meaning (idiom)言近旨远yán jìn zhǐ yuǎnbrief and to the point (idiom) · succinct简明扼要jiǎn míng è yàobrief (statement, summary etc) · briefly · brevity简短jiǎn duǎn(of one's words) to have substance言之有物yán zhī yǒu wù(of a writer, calligrapher, painter) abstemious in his use of ink · as careful of his ink as if it were gold · said of one who would not write too readily惜墨如金xī mò rú jīn
Antonyms
a lengthy speech (or article) · a ponderous thesis · long-windedness长篇大论cháng piān dà lùn(of a piece of writing) long and tedious (idiom) · verbose连篇累牍lián piān lěi dúempty cave, nothing there (idiom); devoid of substance · nothing new to show空洞无物kōng dòng wú wù