long-winded speech; lengthy article
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
long-winded speech; lengthy article
neutralUsed to describe speech or writing that is unnecessarily long and often tedious. Typically has a negative connotation of being verbose and boring.
Měi每
cì次
kāi开
huì会
tā他
zǒng总
yào要
fā发
biǎo表
cháng长
piān篇
dà大
lùn论
，
ràng让
rén人
hūn昏
hūn昏
yù欲
shuì睡
。
Every time there is a meeting, he always gives a long-winded speech that makes people sleepy.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
piān篇
kōng空
dòng洞
wú无
wù物
de的
cháng长
piān篇
dà大
lùn论
，
méi没
shén什
me么
shí实
zhì质
xìng性
nèi内
róng容
。
This is an empty, lengthy article with little substantive content.
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Qǐng请
zhí直
jiē接
shuō说
zhòng重
diǎn点
，
bù不
yào要
lái来
yī一
dà大
duàn段
cháng长
piān篇
dà大
lùn论
。
Please get straight to the point; don't give me a long-winded speech.
Tā他
de的
bào报
gào告
bù不
shì是
jiǎn简
duǎn短
jīng精
liàn炼
，
ér而
shì是
yòu又
chòu臭
yòu又
cháng长
de的
cháng长
piān篇
dà大
lùn论
。
His report was not concise and refined, but a long-winded and tedious one.