verbose; lengthy; long-winded
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
verbose; long-winded; tediously lengthy
formalCriticizes writing or speech for being unnecessarily long and boring. Often used in formal contexts to critique communication.
Zhè这
piān篇
bào报
gào告
guò过
yú于
rǒng冗
cháng长
，
xū需
yào要
jiǎn简
huà化
。
This report is overly verbose and needs to be simplified.
Tā他
de的
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
shí十
fēn分
rǒng冗
cháng长
，
tīng听
zhòng众
dōu都
hūn昏
hūn昏
yù欲
shuì睡
。
His speech was extremely long-winded, and the audience grew drowsy.
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Bì避
miǎn免
shǐ使
yòng用
rǒng冗
cháng长
de的
jù句
zi子
，
ràng让
wén文
zhāng章
gèng更
qīng清
xī晰
。
Avoid using long-winded sentences to make the writing clearer.
Huì会
yì议
wén文
jiàn件
yīn因
wèi为
bāo包
hán含
tài太
duō多
xì细
jié节
ér而
xiǎn显
de得
rǒng冗
cháng长
。
The meeting document seemed lengthy because it contained too many details.