4.05Usage: +++++
长 長
1. (cháng) Long Antonym. 短
- 长久 (cháng jiǔ) Over a long period of time
- 排长龙 (pái cháng lóng) Long queue
- 长颈鹿 (cháng jǐng lù) Giraffe Literal. Long neck deer
- 长生不老 (cháng shēng bù lǎo) Immortality Literal. Long life and never old
- 放长线钓大鱼 (fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú) Long term plan for big returns Literal. Put out long line to catch big fish
2. (zhǎng) Grow
- 成长 (chéng zhǎng) Growth – mainly used to describe a person's upbringing
- 生长 (shēng zhǎng) Growth – mainly used for plants' and animals' growth
3. (zhǎng) Leader/Head
- 家长 (jiā zhǎng) Parent Literal. Home leader
- 长辈 (zhǎng bèi) Elder(s) Literal. Leading generation
- 队长 (dùi zhǎng) Captain Literal. Team leader
- 院长 (yuàn zhǎng) Principal Literal. Insituition leader
- 市长 (shì zhǎng) Mayor Literal. City leader
- 部长 (bù zhǎng) Minister(s) Literal. Department leader(s)
+ A LITTLE MORE +
长期 (cháng qī) Long term
短期 (duǎn qī) Short term
长发 (chǎng fà) Long hair
短发 (duǎn fà) Short hair
长裤 (cháng kù) Long pants
短裤 (duǎn kù) Shorts
长话短说 (cháng huà duǎn shuō) Long story short
+ NAMES TO NOTE +
长江 (cháng jiāng) Yangtze River Literal. Long river – The longest river in China that stretches 3,917 miles (6,300km) from west to east, across the country, and into the East China Sea
长征 (cháng zhēng) The Long March – a significant event where the Red Army retreated into the harsh terrains of Western China to escape the pursuit of the Kuomintang
万里长城 (wàn lǐ cháng chéng) The Great Wall of China Literal. Tens of thousands of li long city walls The entire length of the wall is 13,170 miles (21,196km), which is equivalent to 42,392 li
+ SIMILAR CHARACTERS +
- 弓 Bow Radical + 长 = 张 (zhāng) Sheet / Piece
- 氵 3 Water-droplets Radical + 张 = 涨 (zhàng) Rise
- 月 Flesh Radical + 长 = 胀 (zhàng) Bloat
- 巾 Cloth Radical + 长 = 帐 (zhàng) Tent
- 贝 Shell Radical + 长 = 账 (zhàng) Financial account