# 一长一短 (yīchángyīduǎn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 一长一短 (yīchángyīduǎn) means “talking endlessly; unexpected mishap”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: talking endlessly; unexpected mishap
- Pinyin: yīchángyīduǎn (yi1 chang2 yi1 duan3)
- Traditional: 一長一短
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他们俩在门口一长一短地聊着。
  Tāmen liǎ zài ménkǒu yīcháng-yīduǎn de liáozhe.
  The two of them chatted back and forth at the doorway.

## Characters

- [一](https://hanziro.com/word/yi-one/) (yī): one
- [长](https://hanziro.com/word/chang-long/) (cháng): long
- [短](https://hanziro.com/word/duan-short/) (duǎn): short (length)

https://hanziro.com/word/yi-chang-yi-duan-talking-endlessly/

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