冗长

rǒng cháng

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Uncommon

Definitions

1. long and tedious
2. redundant
3. superfluous
4. supernumerary
5. verbose (of writing)

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 简洁 jiǎn jié 简洁 jiǎn jié concise 形容说话或文章简明扼要: concise
• 简短 jiǎn duǎn 简短 jiǎn duǎn brief (statement, summary etc) 形容内容简短: brief (statement, summary etc)

Synonyms

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• 啰嗦 luō suo 啰嗦 luō suo long-winded 形容说话或文章不简洁: long-winded
• 冗赘 rǒng zhuì 冗赘 rǒng zhuì verbose 多指文章或言语多余而不必要: verbose

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“文章”“报告”“讲话”等搭配，如“文章冗长”

Common mistakes

“冗长”含有负面色彩，不适合用于中性的描述，比如“冗长的假期”是错误的。

Example Sentences

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这篇文章写得太 冗长 了。

This article is written too long and tedious.

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Words Containing 冗长

• 冗长度 冗长度 rǒng cháng dù: (level of) redundancy
• 冗长辩论 冗长辩论 rǒng cháng biàn lùn: filibuster

Child Words of 冗长

• 长 长 cháng: length
• 长 长 zhǎng: chief
• 冗 冗 rǒng: extraneous