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冗长 (rǒng cháng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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冗长

冗长 (rǒng cháng): Lengthy (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

冗长 consists of 2 characters.

superfluous, redundant, excessive

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Word Info

Pinyinrǒng cháng

MeaningLengthy

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word冗长

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3.

How to Use 冗长 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 冗长 with other words naturally.

Idiomwith乏味

rǒng冗

cháng长

fá乏

wèi味

neutral

long and tedious

Adverb + Adjectivewith过于

guò过

yú于

rǒng冗

cháng长

Adjective + Nounwith报告

rǒng冗

cháng长

de的

bào报

gào告

Verb + Objectwith避免

bì避

miǎn免

rǒng冗

cháng长

4.

Example Sentences with 冗长

zhè这

běn本

shū书

hěn很

rǒng冗

cháng长

。

neutral

excessively long

neutral

lengthy report

formal

avoid being long-winded

This book is very long-winded.

zhè这

fèn份

rǒng冗

cháng长

de的

hé合

tong同

tiáo条

kuǎn款

，

ràng让

tán谈

pàn判

xiàn陷

rù入

le了

jiāng僵

jú局

。

These lengthy contract terms have brought the negotiations to a deadlock.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

tā他

de的

jiě解

shì释

guò过

yú于

rǒng冗

cháng长

le了

ma吗

？

Don't you think his explanation is overly lengthy?

tā他

de的

yǎn演

jiǎng讲

tài太

rǒng冗

cháng长

le了

，

dà大

jiā家

dōu都

tīng听

kùn困

le了

。

His speech was too lengthy, and everyone got sleepy.

wǒ我

bìng并

fēi非

yǒu有

yì意

dǎ打

duàn断

，

dàn但

nín您

de的

fā发

yán言

què确

shí实

yǒu有

xiē些

rǒng冗

cháng长

。

I don't mean to interrupt, but your speech is indeed somewhat lengthy.

nà那

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

qíng情

jié节

rǒng冗

cháng长

qiě且

jié节

zòu奏

huǎn缓

màn慢

，

kàn看

dé得

wǒ我

hūn昏

hūn昏

yù欲

shuì睡

。

That movie had a lengthy plot and a slow pace, which made me drowsy.

zhè这

fèn份

bào报

gào告

nèi内

róng容

rǒng冗

cháng长

，

xū需

yào要

jīng精

jiǎn简

yī一

xià下

。

This report is overly verbose and needs to be streamlined.

bài拜

tuō托

，

fā发

xiāo消

xī息

shí时

bié别

xiě写

zhè这

me么

rǒng冗

cháng长

de的

duàn段

luò落

，

zhí直

jiē接

shuō说

zhòng重

diǎn点

。

Please, don't write such lengthy paragraphs when sending messages; just get to the point.

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