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Definition
Brief, simple, or sketchy in content, sometimes omitting key points.
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How it's used
Focuses on the omission of details or depth rather than just being short in length. It is frequently used in professional or academic settings when asking for a summary or an overview of a complex situation. While it implies brevity, it can sometimes carry a negative connotation if the information provided is so sparse that it becomes unhelpful.
Examples
The report is written too briefly, you need to add some details.
Can you briefly explain what happened?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe physical objects or simple designs, as it specifically refers to the content or explanation of ideas. Use 簡單 instead when referring to something that is easy to understand or not complicated.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
