(rǒng) — (bound form) redundant, superfluous; (bound form) lengthy, verbose; busy (schedule)

Definition

冗 (rǒng) is a bound written form meaning 'redundant' or 'lengthy' — it almost never stands alone, appearing only inside set words like 冗余, 冗长, and 冗务, mostly in formal writing.

bound form
(bound form) redundantsuperfluous(bound form) lengthyverbosebusy (schedule)

Examples

  • Zhè fèn shù jù zhōng yǒu hěn duō rǒng yú de xìn xī.
    There's a lot of redundant information in this data.
  • Tā de yǎn jiǎng tài rǒng cháng le, dà jiā dōu bú nài fán le.
    His speech was too lengthy; everyone got impatient.
  • Tā zuì jìn rǒng wù fán máng, hěn shǎo yǒu shí jiān xiū xi.
    He's been busy with tedious tasks lately and rarely has time to rest.

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