简洁

jiǎn jié · HSK 7

concise

✂️ 简 simple + 洁 clean = stripped down and clean, i.e. concise

简 means simple or brief (it once meant a bamboo writing slip), and 洁 means clean or pure. Something that is simple and clean has no clutter, so 简洁 means concise or succinct.

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