絮叨 xù dao long-winded / garrulous / to talk endlessly without getting to the point syn 絮絮叨叨 xù xu dāo dāo long-winded / garrulous / to talk endlessly without getting to the point 噜苏 嚕蘇 lū su long-winded (dialect) / to talk at length syn 耍嘴皮子 shuǎ zuǐ pí zi to talk glibly / to talk big / to be all talk syn 累赘 纍贅 léi zhuì superfluous / cumbersome / a burden on sb / a nuisance to sb / to inconvenience / to tie sb down / long-winded (of writing) / also pr. [lei2 zhui5] syn 罗唆 羅唆 luó suō long-winded / wordy 絮 xù cotton wadding / fig. padding / long-winded syn 博士买驴 博士買驢 bó shì mǎi lǘ lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom) / fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point / idiom mocking scholastic pomposity 啰嗦 囉嗦 luō suo long-winded / wordy / troublesome / pesky / also pr. [luo1suo1] 黏涎 nián xian saliva / slobber / (coll.) long-winded / meandering 啰里啰嗦 囉里囉嗦 luō li luō suo long-winded / verbose 一长一短 一長一短 yī cháng yī duǎn talking endlessly / long-winded 一长一短 一長一短 yī cháng - yī duǎn (idiom) talking endlessly / long-winded 空空如也 kōng kōng rú yě as empty as anything (idiom) / completely bereft / to have nothing / vacuous / hollow / empty (argument, head etc) syn 赤手空拳 chì shǒu kōng quán empty hand, empty fist (idiom) / having nothing to rely on / unarmed and defenseless syn 放空 fàng kōng to relax completely / to empty one's mind / (finance) to sell short / (of a commercial vehicle) to travel empty (no cargo or passengers) / to deadhead 唱空城计 唱空城計 chàng kōng chéng jì lit. to sing "The Empty City Stratagem" (idiom) / fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness / (jocular) (of a place etc) to be empty / (of one's stomach) to be rumbling 人去楼空 人去樓空 rén qù lóu kōng lit. the occupants have gone and the place is now empty (idiom) / fig. (of a dwelling) empty / deserted syn 人是铁饭是钢 人是鐵飯是鋼 rén shì tiě fàn shì gāng one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom) / an empty sack cannot stand upright 半瓶水响叮当 半瓶水響叮噹 bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom) / fig. empty vessels make the most noise / one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest 空话 空話 kōng huà empty talk / bunk / malicious gossip syn 光动嘴 光動嘴 guāng dòng zuǐ empty talk / mere rhetoric / palaver 有嘴无心 有嘴無心 yǒu zuǐ wú xīn to talk without any intention of acting on it / empty prattle syn 放空炮 fàng kōng pào (lit.) to fire blank shots / (fig.) to be all talk and no action / to shoot one's mouth off / to make empty promises syn 长期 長期 cháng qī long term / long time / long range (of a forecast) syn 长久 長久 cháng jiǔ long-time / long-term / lasting / enduring / permanent / for a long time syn 说话 說話 shuō huà to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word syn 谈话 談話 tán huà to talk (with sb) / to have a conversation / talk / conversation / CL:次[ci4] syn 谈天说地 談天說地 tán tiān shuō dì to talk endlessly / to talk about everything under the sun syn 呓语 囈語 yì yǔ to talk in one's sleep / crazy talk syn 对谈 對談 duì tán to talk with sb (face to face) / discussion / talk / chat 妄言 wàng yán lies / wild talk / to tell lies / to talk nonsense / fantasy (literature) syn 瞎扯 xiā chě to talk irresponsibly / to talk nonsense syn 打官腔 dǎ guān qiāng to talk officiously / to assume the air of a functionary / to talk in official jargon 妄说 妄說 wàng shuō to talk irresponsibly / ridiculous presumption talk 言不及义 言不及義 yán bù jí yì to talk nonsense (idiom) / frivolous talk syn 打官话 打官話 dǎ guān huà to talk officiously / to assume the air of a functionary / to talk in official jargon 瞎扯蛋 xiā chě dàn to talk irresponsibly / to talk nonsense 唊 jiá (old) to talk recklessly / to talk nonsense / talkative 讘 niè (old) to talk a lot / to talk nonsense / also pr. [zhe2] 口嗨 kǒu hāi (Internet slang) to talk a big game / to be all talk and no action 长谈 長談 cháng tán a long talk syn 早已 zǎo yǐ for a long time / long since / (dialect) in the past syn 远程 遠程 yuǎn chéng remote / long distance / long range syn 不久 bù jiǔ not long (after) / before too long / soon / soon after syn 多久 duō jiǔ (of time) how long? / (not) a long time 长远 長遠 cháng yuǎn long-term / long-range syn 前不久 qián bù jiǔ not long ago / not long before syn 多头 多頭 duō tóu many-headed / many-layered (authority) / devolved (as opposed to centralized) / pluralistic / (as classifier) number of animals / long term (finance) / long (investment) syn 久违 久違 jiǔ wéi (haven't done sth) for a long time / a long time since we last met syn 长廊 長廊 cháng láng promenade / long hallway / Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京頤和園|北京颐和园[Bei3 jing1 Yi2 he2 yuan2] 远景 遠景 yuǎn jǐng scenery in the distance / long-term prospects / (photography) long shot 长夜 長夜 cháng yè long dark night / fig. long period of misery and oppression 长袖 長袖 cháng xiù long sleeves / long-sleeved shirt 长毛 長毛 cháng máo long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc) 长龙 長龍 cháng lóng long queue / long line (of cars, people etc) 任重道远 任重道遠 rèn zhòng dào yuǎn a heavy load and a long road / fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7) syn 万水千山 萬水千山 wàn shuǐ qiān shān ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom) / the trials and tribulations of a long journey / a long and difficult road syn 久已 jiǔ yǐ long ago / a long time since syn 远虑 遠慮 yuǎn lǜ long-term considerations / to take the long view 夙 sù morning / early / long-held / long-cherished syn 寿比南山 壽比南山 shòu bǐ nán shān Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom) / Long may you live! syn 放长线钓大鱼 放長線釣大魚 fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom) / a long-term plan for major returns 宿见 宿見 sù jiàn long-held opinion / long-cherished view 异地恋 異地戀 yì dì liàn long-distance romance / long-distance relationship 蟏蛸 蠨蛸 xiāo shāo long-jawed orb weaver, aka long-jawed spider (family Tetragnathidae) 远劳 遠勞 yuǎn láo (courteous expression) you have made a long and exhausting journey / you will be making a long trip (when asking a favor that involves going to a faraway place) 长久以来 長久以來 cháng jiǔ yǐ lái for a long time now / long since 远途 遠途 yuǎn tú long-distance / long-haul 长臂吊车 long-reach crane / long-reach boom 长期任职的工作人员 long-service staff / long-serving staff 国家远景研究 guó jiā yuàn jǐng yán jiū National Long-term Perspective Studies programme / National Long-term Perspective Studies 水下远程导弹系统 水下遠程導彈系統 undersea long-range missile system / underwater long-range missile system 分久必合，合久必分 fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]) / fig. things are constantly changing 豅 lóng long and wide valley 兔子尾巴长不了 兔子尾巴長不了 tù zi wěi ba cháng bu liǎo rabbits don't have long tails (idiom) / its days are numbered / won't last long syn 注入 zhù rù to pour into / to empty into syn 空空 kōng kōng empty / vacuous / nothing / vacant / in vain / all for nothing / air-to-air (missile) 空洞 kōng dòng cavity / empty / vacuous syn 虚空 虛空 xū kōng void / hollow / empty syn 空旷 空曠 kōng kuàng spacious and empty / void syn 空心 kòng xīn on an empty stomach syn 倾倒 傾倒 qīng dào to dump / to pour out / to empty out syn 空荡荡 空蕩蕩 kōng dàng dàng empty / deserted syn 空手 kōng shǒu empty-handed / unarmed / (painting, embroidery etc) without following a model / (abbr. for 空手道[kong1 shou3 dao4]) karate syn 清空 qīng kōng to clear / to empty 中空 zhōng kōng hollow / empty interior syn 寂寥 jì liáo (literary) quiet and desolate / lonely / vast and empty syn 空位 kōng wèi empty place / room (for sb) 空腹 kōng fù an empty stomach 无物 無物 wú wù nothing / empty 萧然 蕭然 xiāo rán desolate / empty 散场 散場 sàn chǎng (of a theater) to empty / (of a show) to end syn 清零 淸零 qīng líng to restore sth to its initial state / to reset (an odometer etc) / to empty (a bank account) / to eradicate (a disease) / (computing) to clear (memory) / to zero (a hard drive) 排空 pái kōng to drain out / to empty / to discharge (waste gas) into the air / to soar up into the sky 空泛 kōng fàn vague and general / not specific / shallow / empty syn 虚言 虛言 xū yán empty words / false words 陈腐 陳腐 chén fǔ trite / clichéd / empty and trite / banality / platitude syn 空头支票 空頭支票 kōng tóu zhī piào bounced check / bad check / (idiom) empty promise syn 