è​yào

concise

  • created sense approved 扼要 · è​yào · concise — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扼要

    è​yào

    concise

    brief and to the point; capturing the most important parts of a speech or piece of writing

    扼 (literal) → 扼 · è · essential 要 (literal) → 要 · yào · summary

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 扼要 · è​yào · to hold a strategic position — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扼要

    è​yào

    to hold a strategic position

    to occupy or guard a key location or mountain pass

    扼 (literal) → 扼 · è · to guard 要 (literal) → 要 · yào · important

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense