一长一短 meaning in English

yī cháng yī duǎn

(idiom) talking endlessly; long-winded

HSK 7-9Traditional 一長一短18 strokes

Meaning of 一长一短

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yīchángyīduǎn
  1. (idiom) talking endlessly; long-winded

Stroke order for each character

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一 yī · one · 1 strokes

  1. 1

长 cháng · long · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

一 yī · one · 1 strokes

  1. 1

短 duǎn · short · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
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  9. 9
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  11. 11
  12. 12

Related words

Words that share a character with 一长一短.

一起yīqǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with)
一样yīyàngsame; like
一些yīxiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
一会儿yīhuìra moment; a while
一半yībànhalf
一边yībiānone side; either side
一点儿yīdiǎnrerhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3]
一块儿yīkuàirerhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4]
一下儿yīxiàrerhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4]
有一些yǒuyīxiēsomewhat; rather
一定yīdìngsurely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled
一直yīzhístraight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through

Questions about 一长一短

What does 一长一短 mean?

一长一短 (yī cháng yī duǎn) means "(idiom) talking endlessly; long-winded".

How do you write 一长一短?

一长一短 is made of 4 characters: 一 (1 strokes), 长 (4 strokes), 一 (1 strokes), 短 (12 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 一长一短 an HSK word?

Yes. 一长一短 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 一长一短 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 一长一短 is written 一長一短.