简练 jiǎnliàn terse
terse; succinct
How to remember 简练: 简 simple + 练 practice = terse.
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How it is used
- Terse and polished, of writing or speech - 文字简练 (wénzì jiǎnliàn) terse, well-honed prose.
- Praises language that is boiled down with nothing wasted; 练 suggests 'refined through work'.
- Very close to 简洁; 简练 slightly stresses the crafted economy of expression. Written register.