长话短说 in English chang2 hua4 duan3 shuo1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to make a long story short (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

长 话 短 说

Traditional Characters

長 話 短 說

Pinyin

chang2 hua4 duan3 shuo1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

长zhang3length 话hua4dialect 短duan3short 说shuo1to persuade