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一言抄百总

yī yán chāo bǎi zǒngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to cut a long story short
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-899f224fb7581e0e. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

一言抄百總 一言抄百总 [yi1 yan2 chao1 bai3 zong3] /to cut a long story short/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 一言抄百總

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 言
    yán

    words / speech / to say / to talk

  • 抄
    chāo

    to make a copy / to plagiarize / to search and seize / to raid / to grab / to go off with / to take a shortcut / to make a turning move / to fold one's arms

  • 百
    bǎi

    hundred / numerous / all kinds of

    Bǎi

    surname Bai

  • 总
    zǒng

    (bound form) general / overall / to sum up / in every case / always / invariably / anyway / after all / eventually / sooner or later / surely / (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zǒng jīng lǐ] or 總編|总编[zǒng biān] etc

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.