day 188short, sharp and detailed
unit 25 · taste, talent and admirationshort, sharp and detailed
Talk about writing that is brief, concise, vague or long-winded, describe faces, figures, marks and moods, and recycle manner adverbs (不由得, 趁早, 照例) and the subject that comes later.
today’s words
- 斑点 bāndiǎn · spot, speck
- 背影 bèiyǐng · figure seen from behind
- 标 biāo · to mark, label
- 标记 biāojì · mark, sign; to mark
- 标识 biāoshí · sign, logo, marker
- 标示 biāoshì · to mark, indicate
- 丑陋 chǒulòu · ugly
- 纯粹 chúncuì · pure; purely
- 刺骨 cìgǔ · piercing (cold)
- 粗略 cūlüè · rough, sketchy
- 单薄 dānbó · thin (clothing); frail
- 晃 huǎng · to flash past; to dazzle
- 记号 jìhao · mark, sign
- 架势 jiàshi · posture, stance; manner
- 简短 jiǎnduǎn · brief, short
- 简洁 jiǎnjié · concise, succinct
- 简要 jiǎnyào · brief, to the point
- 简易 jiǎnyì · simple, basic
- 紧凑 jǐncòu · compact, tight
- 笼统 lǒngtǒng · vague, general
- 裸 luǒ · bare, naked
- 裸露 luǒlù · exposed, bare
- 闷 mēn · stuffy, muggy
- 面貌 miànmào · appearance, look
- 平淡 píngdàn · plain, ordinary, flat
- 气息 qìxī · smell, atmosphere
- 浅显 qiǎnxiǎn · simple, easy to understand
- 冗长 rǒngcháng · long-winded
- 深邃 shēnsuì · deep, profound
- 身影 shēnyǐng · figure, form
- 详尽 xiángjìn · detailed, exhaustive
- 严密 yánmì · tight, watertight
- 扎实 zhāshi · solid, sound
- 周密 zhōumì · careful, thorough
- 足迹 zújì · footprint, track
sentences
- 他的讲话太冗长了。 · His speech was far too long-winded.
- 写文章要简洁。 · Writing should be concise.
- 他们准备了一个很周密的计划。 · They’ve drawn up a very thorough plan.
- 天气很闷，好像要下雨。 · It’s muggy: it looks like rain.
- 她的中文基础很扎实。 · She has a solid foundation in Chinese.