| 短小精悍 |
duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn |
(of a person) short but plucky (idiom) / (of an article) concise and forceful |
| 短 |
duǎn |
short / brief / to lack / weak point / fault |
| 小 |
xiǎo |
small / tiny / few / young |
| 精 |
jīng |
essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic) |
| 精悍 |
jīng hàn |
(of a person) lean, tough and capable / (of expression, style etc) concise and effective |
| 悍 |
hàn |
heroic / intrepid / valiant / dauntless / fierce / ferocious / violent |
| 悍 |
hàn |
variant of 悍 |