Meaning of 冗长
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
rǒngcháng
- long and tedious
- redundant
- superfluous
- supernumerary
- verbose (of writing)
冗长 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
这位老教授的讲座冗长而沉闷。
The old professor's lectures are long-winded and ponderous.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
冗 rǒng · excessive · 4 strokes
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- 2
- 3
- 4
长 cháng · long · 4 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Related words
Words that share a character with 冗长.
| 长大 | zhǎngdà | to grow up |
| 队长 | duìzhǎng | captain; team leader |
| 市长 | shìzhǎng | mayor |
| 校长 | xiàozhǎng | (college, university) president; headmaster |
| 家长 | jiāzhǎng | head of a household; family head |
| 院长 | yuànzhǎng | the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board; university presi |
| 组长 | zǔzhǎng | group leader |
| 班长 | bānzhǎng | class monitor; squad leader |
| 部长 | bùzhǎng | head of a (government etc) department; section chief |
| 成长 | chéngzhǎng | to mature; to grow |
| 长期 | chángqī | long-term; for a protracted period |
| 生长 | shēngzhǎng | to grow; to grow up |
Questions about 冗长
What does 冗长 mean?
冗长 (rǒngcháng) means "long and tedious; redundant" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 冗长?
冗长 is made of 2 characters: 冗 (4 strokes), 长 (4 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 冗长 an HSK word?
Yes. 冗长 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 冗长 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 冗长 is written 冗長.