长话短说 (cháng) — acortar la historia; ir al grano

Definición

A set idiom meaning 'to make a long story short' — used at the start or middle of a summary to signal you're skipping details. Often appears as a sentence adverbial before the shortened version of the story.

idiom
acortar la historiair al grano

Ejemplos

  • 长话短说
    cháng, Wǒ men zuì hòu jué dìng bú qù lǚ xíng le.
    To make a long story short, we finally decided not to go on the trip.
  • 长话短说
    Shì qing hěn fù zá, cháng jiù shì tā bù gān le.
    It's a long story. To cut it short, he quit.
  • 长话短说
    Wǒ jiù bú xì shuō le, cháng, tā chí dào le yí gè xiǎo shí.
    I won't go into details. To make a long story short, she was an hour late.

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