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Meaning of 长

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(Trad.: 長)
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Total strokes: 4; Radical:
Ideographic: Simplified form of 長; an old man with long hair and a cane
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  • 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:
    长期 cháng long term; long time; long range (of a forecast)
    长江 cháng jiāng Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang
    长远 cháng yuǎn long-term; long-range
    长沙 cháng shā Changsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China
    长城 cháng chéng the Great Wall
    More: 长* | *长 | *长*
  • 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 Words:
    增长 zēng zhǎng to grow; to increase
    校长 xiào zhǎng (college, university) president; headmaster; Classifiers:
    成长 chéng zhǎng to mature; to grow; growth
    家长 jiā zhǎng head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child
    生长 shēng zhǎng to grow
    More: 长* | *长 | *长*
Example Sentences
1
The way to school is very long.
2
I want to grow taller.
3
This river is very long.
4
I am not good at cooking.
5
She is so pretty.