简言之 jiǎn yán zhī

to put things simply; in simple terms; briefly

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 32459th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to put things simply
  2. 2. in simple terms
  3. 3. briefly

Characters

Character Meaning
简 jiǎn HSK 3
simple; uncomplicated; to choose
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it