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長 (Simplified: 长)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 2
Antonyms: 幼 短
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 長
Pictographic:An old man with long hair and a cane
Character Formation:
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    Similar Characters: 畏
    1
    Pinyin: cháng
    English Definition:length; long; forever; always; constantly
    Chinese Definition:
    ①两端的距离：长度。
    ②长度大，与“短”相对，指空间，亦指时间：长短。长空。长短句(词的别名)。长夜(ａ．漫长的黑夜；b．喻黑暗的日子)。长风破浪(喻志趣远大)。长歌代哭(以歌代哭)。
    ③优点，专精的技能：特长。专长。各有所长。
    ④对某事做得特别好：他长于写作。
    ⑤少幼消短。
    Example Words:
    長期 cháng qī long term; long time; long range (of a forecast)
    長江HSK 4 cháng jiāng Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang
    長遠HSK 3 cháng yuǎn long-term; long-range
    長沙 cháng shā Changsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China
    長城HSK 4 cháng chéng the Great Wall
    More:長* | *長 | *長*
    2
    Pinyin: zhǎng
    English Definition:chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance
    Chinese Definition:
    ①生长；成长。［合］长俊(长进；进步)；长成(长大成人)；长立(长大自立)；长牙；长毛；长肉；长胖。
    ②抚育；使……成长。［合］长养(抚育培养)；长育(养育)。
    ③滋长，助长，增长。［合］长托(滋补身体)；长美(增长美德)；长傲(滋长傲气)；长益(促进，增益)；长消(消长，盛衰)；长知识；此风不可长。
    ④崇尚。
    ⑤做长官；为首领。
    ⑥升高(多指水位或物价)。后作“涨”。［合］长成(小孩长得高)；长价；水长船高。
    Example Sentences
    1
    shàng xué
    上学
    de
    的
    lù
    路
    hěn cháng
    很长
    。
    The way to school is very long.
    2
    wǒ
    我
    xiǎng
    想
    cháng gāo
    长高
    yì diǎn
    一点
    。
    I want to grow taller.
    3
    zhè
    这
    tiáo
    条
    hé liú
    河流
    hěn cháng
    很长
    。
    This river is very long.
    4
    wǒ
    我
    bù
    不
    shàn cháng
    擅长
    zuò cài
    做菜
    。
    I am not good at cooking.
    5
    tā
    她
    zhǎng de
    长得
    nà yàng
    那样
    piào liang
    漂亮
    。
    She is so pretty.
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