idiom
短小精悍
duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn
(of a person) short but plucky (idiom); (of an article) concise and forceful
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短小精悍 (duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn) means "(of a person) short but plucky (idiom); (of an article) concise and forceful" in Chinese.
短小精悍 is pronounced "duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 4 syllables.
短小精悍 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
短小精悍 is made up of the characters 短, 小, 精, 悍. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.
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