利索 lìsuo nimble
How to remember 利索: 利 benefit + 索 cable = nimble.
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How it is used
- Colloquial 'nimble, deft, neat and quick' - of movements or getting things done: 手脚利索 (shǒujiǎo lìsuo) quick and deft, 说话干净利索 crisp and to the point.
- Note toneless 索. Praises efficient, no-nonsense execution; often interchangeable with 利落 (lìluo).