长话短说 (cháng) — to make a long story short; to cut a long story short
Definition
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
to make a long story shortto cut a long story short
Examples
- 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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