冗长/冗長 rǒng cháng — long and tedious

Meanings

1. 1

   long and tedious

   long and tedious; redundant; superfluous; supernumerary; verbose (of writing)

   adjective

Character breakdown

• 长/長

  cháng (second tone, rising) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)

  (cháng) long; length; (zhǎng) to grow, to develop; elder, senior; the head of an organisation

  4 strokesRadical 長

Words containing 长

• 长/長zhǎng (third tone, dipping)long (in space or in time)
• 长/長cháng (second tone, rising)length
• 长大/長大zhǎng (third tone, dipping) dà (fourth tone, falling)to grow up
• 成长/成長chéng (second tone, rising) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)to mature
• 校长/校長xiàozhǎng (fourth tone, falling)headteacher, principal, university president
• 家长/家長jiā (first tone, high and level) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)head of a household
• 长途/長途chángtú (second tone, rising)long-distance
• 长期/長期cháng (second tone, rising) qī (first tone, high and level)long term
• 局长/局長jú (second tone, rising) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)bureau chief
• 队长/隊長duì (fourth tone, falling) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)captain
• 市长/市長shì (fourth tone, falling) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)mayor
• 增长/增長zēng (first tone, high and level) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)to grow
• 部长/部長bù (fourth tone, falling) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)head of a (government etc) department
• 生长/生長shēng (first tone, high and level) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)to grow
• 擅长/擅長shàn (fourth tone, falling) cháng (second tone, rising)to be good at
• 会长/會長huì (fourth tone, falling) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)president of a club, committee etc
• 漫长/漫長màn (fourth tone, falling) cháng (second tone, rising)very long