长篇累牍 cháng piān lěi dú long-winded

Explanation

形容文章篇幅很长，内容很多。

Describes an article as very long and extensive.

Origin Story

大将军班超征战西域，屡建奇功，深受朝廷赏识。一次，他写信给朝廷汇报西域战事，信中详细记述了每场战役的经过、所用兵力、敌我伤亡情况以及取得的战果等。信件长篇累牍，详细到每一个细节，堪称一篇军事著作。看完信后，皇上龙颜大悦，赞赏他的忠诚和谨慎。

dà jiāng jūn bān chāo zhēng zhàn xī yù, lǚ jiàn qí gōng, shēn shòu cháoting shǎngshí. yī cì, tā xiě xìn gěi cháoting huìbào xī yù zhàn shì, xìn zhōng xiángxì jìshù le měi chǎng zhànyì de jīngguò, suǒ yòng bīng lì, dí wǒ shāngwáng qíngkuàng yǐjí qǔdé de zhànguǒ děng. xìnjiàn cháng piān lěi dú, xiángxì dào měi yīgè xìjié, kān chēng yī piān jūnshì zhùzuò. kàn wán xìn hòu, huáng shang lóng yán dà yuè, zànshǎng tā de zhōngchéng hé jǐn shèn.

General Ban Chao, who fought in the western region, made many achievements and was highly regarded by the court. Once, he wrote a letter to the court to report on the military situation in the west. In his letter, he described in detail the progress of each battle, the troops involved, the casualties on both sides, and the achievements. The letter was long and detailed, detailing every aspect, and could be considered a military work. After reading the letter, the emperor was very happy and praised his loyalty and prudence.

Usage

用作宾语、状语；多用于书面语。

yòng zuò bīn yǔ, zhuàng yǔ; duō yòng yú shū miàn yǔ

Used as an object or adverbial modifier; mostly used in written language.

Examples

• 他的报告长篇累牍，令人昏昏欲睡。

  tā de bàogào cháng piān lěi dú, lìng rén hūn hūn yù shuì

  His report was long and tedious, making people drowsy.

• 会议纪要长篇累牍，令人难以卒读。

  huìyì jìyào cháng piān lěi dú, lìng rén nán yǐ zú dú

  The meeting minutes were long-winded and difficult to read through to the end..

Related Idioms

• 长篇大论

• 冗长

Opposite Idioms

• 言简意赅

• 简洁