言近旨远 yán jìn zhǐ yuǎn

simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech
近 jìn HSK 2
near; close to; approximately
旨 zhǐ HSK 6
purpose; aim; purport
远 yuǎn HSK 2
far; distant; remote