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长话短说

chánghuàduǎnshuō

Traditional: 長話短說

to make a long story short (idiom)

Character Breakdown

长
zhǎng
long, lasting; to excel in
HSK 2
话
huà
talk, speech; language, dialect
HSK 1
短
duǎn
brief, short; deficient, lacking
HSK 3
说
shuō
to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid
HSK 1

Additional Information

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Chinese
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