简明扼要jiǎnmíng'èyàoMeanings1. brief and to the point (idiom)2. succinctCharacters used简simple明bright扼to clutch要to ask forExamples1当dāng我们wǒmen发fā电报diànbào的de时候shíhou，简明扼要jiǎnmíng'èyào是shì关键guānjiàn，因为yīnwèi是shì以yǐ字zì计jì费fèi的de。When you send a telegram, brevity is essential because you will be charged for every word.