- 简言之
- to be brief【法】 in short* * *to be brief* * *jian3 yan2 zhi1in simple terms, to put things simply, briefly* * *简言之jiǎn yán zhībriefly; in short; in a word; in brevi (拉); in brief; in sum; in a few words; take (taking) it all in all; in a nutshell; sum up; make a long story short; the long and the short of it; by and large; first and last; on the whole; all things considered; in fine; in the lump:简言之, 他对一切都感到厌倦了。 In a word, he tires of everything.* * *簡言之|简言之 [jiǎn yán zhī] ► in simple terms ► to put things simply ► briefly
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.