长 cháng, zhǎng
HSK 2 character · 4 strokes · radical 长 · traditional 長
Meanings
- long
- (bound form) length
- (bound form) strong point; forte
- (bound form) to be good at
- (literary) surplus; spare
- chief
Words with 长
- 长 cháng: long
- 长 zhǎng: chief
- 校长 xiào zhǎng: (college, university) president
- 长城 Cháng chéng: the Great Wall
- 长江 Cháng Jiāng: Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang
- 增长 zēng zhǎng: to grow; to increase
Example sentences
说来话长。
It's a long story.
Tatoeba #1565704 by GlossaMatik (CC BY 2.0 FR)
他是长子。
He's the oldest son.
Tatoeba #7768239 by jiangche (CC BY 2.0 FR)
你长大了。
You've grown up.
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Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).