English–Chinese
“wordy” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinrǒng cháng
Example
这篇文章有点冗长，可以更简洁。zhè piān wén zhāng yóu diǎn rǒng cháng ké yǐ gèng jiǎn jié
This article is a little wordy and could be more concise.
How to say “wordy” in Chinese
“Wordy” in Chinese is 冗长 (rǒng cháng).
Communication keeps stretching after its useful content is complete, making the audience travel through extra words or time.
Example sentences with 冗长
合同的条款过于冗长，普通读者难以迅速理解要点。hé tóng de tiáo kuǎn guò yú rǒng cháng pǔ tōng dú zhě nán yǐ xùn sù lí jiě yào diǎn
The contract's clauses are too wordy, making it hard for ordinary readers to quickly understand the main points.
Tips for using 冗长
- In everyday conversation, 有点冗长 (yǒudiǎn rǒngcháng, "a little wordy") softens a criticism of a talk or piece of writing by making it less absolute.