一言抄百總 yī yán chāo bǎi zǒng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to cut a long story short

CHARACTERS

一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
言 yán
HSK 4
words, speech; speak, say
抄 chāo
HSK 5
copy, confiscate, seize
百 bǎi
HSK 2
one hundred; numerous, many
總 zǒng collect; overall, altogether