repetitious; redundant; verbose
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
repetitious and verbose; redundant
literaryA literary term used to criticize writing or speech that is overly repetitive and wordy. It implies a lack of conciseness and elegance.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
yòng用
cí词
chóng重
tà沓
，
dú读
lái来
lìng令
rén人
fá乏
wèi味
。
This article is repetitious and verbose, making it tedious to read.
Tā他
de的
bào报
gào告
nèi内
róng容
chóng重
tà沓
，
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
jì记
zhù住
le了
jǐ几
gè个
yào要
diǎn点
。
His report was redundant; we only remembered a few key points.
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Xíng行
wén文
yìng应
lì力
bì避
chóng重
tà沓
，
yǐ以
qiú求
jiǎn简
jié洁
yǒu有
lì力
。
One should strive to avoid verbosity in writing to achieve conciseness and power.