长话短说

Traditional: 長話短說

cháng huà duǎn shuō

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief

What does 长话短说 mean?

长话短说 (cháng huà duǎn shuō) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief

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长chánglong · (bound form) length 话huàdialect · language 短duǎnshort · brief 说shuìto persuade

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长话短说

cháng huà duǎn shuō

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