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一言以蔽之

yīyányǐbìzhī

one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short / in a nutshell

Character Breakdown

一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1
言
yán
words, speech; to speak, to say
HSK 4
以
yǐ
according to; so as to; because of; then
HSK 2
蔽
bì
to cover, to hide, to shelter
HSK 6
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4

Additional Information

Category
Chinese
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