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太长不看

tài cháng bù kàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(Internet slang) TL;DR
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-177f365afdc0a1ff. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

太長不看 太长不看 [tai4 chang2 bu4 kan4] /(Internet slang) TL;DR/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 太長不看

  • 太
    tài

    highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely

  • 长
    cháng

    long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point; forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhàng])

    zhǎng

    chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance

  • 不
    bù

    no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

  • 看
    kān

    to look after / to take care of / to watch / to guard

    kàn

    to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.