冗长

rǒng cháng

HSK 7–9

Meaning

（文章、讲话等）冗长繁琐，不简练。

(of writing, speech, etc.) Long-winded, verbose, tedious.

通常用于形容文章、演讲或发言内容过多、啰嗦，缺乏简洁性，带有贬义。

Usually used to describe writing, speeches, or remarks that are overly long and wordy, lacking conciseness, with a negative connotation.

1 这篇文章内容冗长，读起来很乏味。 (This article is verbose and tedious to read.)
2 他的演讲冗长无趣，听众都昏昏欲睡。 (His speech was long-winded and boring, putting the audience to sleep.)
3 会议记录太冗长了，需要精简。 (The meeting minutes are too wordy and need to be condensed.)
4 别写那么冗长的句子，简单明了最好。 (Don't write such long-winded sentences; simple and clear is best.)
5 冗长的合同条款让人难以理解。 (The verbose contract terms are hard to understand.)
6 冗长的解释反而让人困惑。 (Verbose explanations only cause confusion.)

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