长话短说

长话短说長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō ㄔㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄛ coeng4 waa6 dyun2 syut3

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

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 长 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 长话短说,她上了禁飞名单,回来时还可能有一架无人飞机跟着我们。 Long story short, she’s on the No Fly List and we might have been followed here by drone.

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