What does 简而言之 mean in Chinese?

简而言之 (jiǎn ér yán zhī) means "in a nutshell; to put it briefly" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 简而言之?

简而言之 is pronounced "jiǎn ér yán zhī" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 4 syllables.

简而言之 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

简而言之 is made up of the characters 简, 而, 言, 之. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

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简而言之

jiǎn ér yán zhī

in a nutshell; to put it briefly

verb

Traditional: 簡而言之

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.