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长

cháng · zhǎng

Traditional: 長

long

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Meanings of 长 in English

chángHSK 2adjectiveSyllabus #314
  1. long
  2. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
  3. (bound form) length
  4. (bound form) strong point; forte
  5. (bound form) to be good at
zhǎngHSK 3verb, suffixSyllabus #968
  1. to grow
  2. to develop
  3. to increase
  4. to enhance
  5. chief
  6. head
  7. elder

Example sentences

  1. 我看见一个长头发的女生。
    wǒ kàn jiàn yí gè zhǎng tóu fà de nǚ shēng。
    I saw a girl with long hair.
    Tatoeba #332523 by fucongcong · #278062 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 这条河比那条长三倍。
    zhè tiáo hé bǐ nà tiáo zhǎng sān bèi。
    This river is three times longer than that one.
    Tatoeba #475197 by GlossaMatik · #58140 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 长发现在过时了。
    cháng fà xiàn zài guò shí le。
    Long hair is out of fashion now.
    Tatoeba #5900383 by verdastelo9604 · #278138 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 长

校长HSK 3队长HSK 4家长HSK 4院长HSK 4增长HSK 4长处HSK 5长度HSK 5长久HSK 5长期HSK 5长途HSK 5

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences