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Talking endlessly in Chinese: 一长一短 (yī cháng yī duǎn)

yī cháng yī duǎn

talking endlessly

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 一長一短0 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1talking endlessly; long-winded

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ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄔㄤˊ

cháng

ㄔ/ chㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄉㄨㄢˇ

duǎn

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

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一長一短

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Related words

一

yī

one

长

cháng

length

短

duǎn

short

第一

dì yī

first

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

校长

xiào zhǎng

(college, university) president

一般

yī bān

same

一边

yī biān

one side

一定

yī dìng

surely

一共

yī gòng

altogether

一样

yī yàng

same

一直

yī zhí

straight (in a straight line)

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