Concise Writing
Esta lição ainda não está disponível na tua língua — aparece em inglês.
Vocabulário
- 简洁concise / brevity
- 冗余redundant / superfluous
- 精炼refined / polished
- 删减to cut / to trim
- 主旨main point / gist
- 措辞wording / choice of words
- 画蛇添足to ruin by adding unnecessary
- 言简意赅concise yet comprehensive
Concise Expression in Chinese
One of the highest writing virtues in Chinese is 言简意赅 — to say everything that needs to be said in the fewest words. At C1, you must actively cut redundancy.
Common redundancy traps:
- 首先先…… — 首先 already means "first", 先 is redundant → use 首先 alone
- 继续继续做…… — one 继续 is enough
- 原因是因为…… — 原因 (reason) and 因为 (because) overlap → use 原因是…… or 因为……
- 我个人认为我自己…… — drop 我自己, 我个人认为 suffices
Three revision questions: 1. Can this sentence be said in fewer words without losing meaning? 2. Does every word add value, or is some just filler? 3. Is this point already implied elsewhere?
The 画蛇添足 principle: Adding unnecessary detail is not thoroughness — it dilutes impact. A brilliant one-sentence conclusion is stronger than three weak sentences.
Practical editing technique: Write first, then cut 20%. In the second pass, cut 10% more. Professional Chinese writers aim for density without obscurity.
Expressões
- 言简意赅，是高质量写作的标志Concise yet comprehensive
- 这句话可以删减，不影响主旨This sentence can be cut without affecting
- 原因在于……（not 原因是因为）The reason lies in...
- 精炼措辞，提升文章说服力Refine your wording to enhance the
- 删去冗余，使逻辑更清晰Remove redundancy to make the logic clearer
- 这段话画蛇添足，反而减弱了论点This passage adds unnecessa
Erros frequentes
首先先，我们要分析问题的原因是因为……首先，我们分析问题的根源在于……首先先 and 原因是因为 are both redundant pairs; correct each one for clean formal Chinese
这个论点非常非常重要，非常关键。这一论点至关重要。Repetition of 非常 and restating the same idea twice creates redundancy; one strong word (至关重要) has more impact
总的来说，总体而言，综上所述，我们可以得出结论……综上所述，可得出以下结论：……Using three summary phrases before actually concluding is 画蛇添足; one precise summary marker suffices
Quiz rápido
Pergunta 1 de 5
Como se diz «to ruin by adding unnecessary» em chinês?
O verdadeiro tutor de chinês vive na app
Ler é um começo — o Mio foi feito para praticar. A app acrescenta tudo o que a web não consegue fazer:
- Conversa
Conversas por voz a sério com o teu tutor de IA
- Escuta
Histórias e diálogos curtos com perguntas de compreensão
- Cartões inteligentes
Repetição espaçada que mostra as palavras mesmo antes de as esqueceres
- O teu treinador Mio
Segue os teus erros e monta um plano diário à volta dos teus pontos fracos