少说为佳 shǎo shuō wéi jiā

Few words are best.; Brevity is the soul of wit.

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Few words are best.
  2. 2. Brevity is the soul of wit.

Characters

Character Meaning
少 shǎo HSK 1
few; less; to lack
说 shuō HSK 1
to say; to speak; to explain
为 wéi HSK 2
for; because of; to
佳 jiā HSK 6
good; fine; beautiful