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长 (cháng): long

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 3verb, suffix

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: long
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb, suffix
HSK level: HSK 3
Strokes: 4
Radical: 长
Structure: 独体结构

Full definitions

cháng

long
(bound form) length
(bound form) strong point
forte
(bound form) to be good at
spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
long (in space or time)
length
strong point
forte
to be good at
(literary) surplus
(literary) surplus
spare

zhǎng

chief
head
elder
to grow
to develop
to increase
to enhance
to grow
to develop
older
elder
senior
chief
head
leader
to increase
to enhance

Chinese explanation

空间或时间上两点之间的距离大，跟“短”相对，如很长、长久
长度，指两端之间的距离，如身长、波长
擅长、长处，指某方面的优点或特长，如特长、各有所长。

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Example sentences

This road is very long.

He is good at drawing.

The child grows very fast.

He is our principal.

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