长 cháng, zhǎng — long; lengthy; extended
长
Level 1 · Common HSK 2 #127
Traditional:
長
cháng chang2
Basic definition
adjective
noun
Detailed explanation
adjective
adverb
- permanent e.g 长川 · 长流
- very long
- constantly;frequently
- be perfectly straight
- smoothly and quickly
zhǎng zhang3
Basic definition
verb
Detailed explanation
adjective
- old e.g 长艾 · 长没
- elder;older e.g 长年 长君 · 长德 · 长贤 · 长主 · 长宾 · 长郎
- grown-up e.g 长殇
- eldest e.g 长弟 · 长庶 · 长嫡 · 长杰 · 长妾 · 长公主
- senior e.g 长吏 · 长雄 · 长爵
verb
- begin to grow;develop;form e.g 长俊 · 长成 · 长立 · 长牙 · 长毛 · 长肉 · 长胖
- nourish e.g 长养 · 长育
- increase e.g 长知识 长托 · 长美 · 长傲 · 长益 · 长消 · 此风不可长
- uphold
- be a leader
- go up e.g 长成 · 长价 · 水长船高
Related words
- 长期 long-term; long period; prolonged; extended; permanent; protracted; long-range;
- 增长 to grow; to rise
- 部长 minister; head of a government department
- 校长 school principal
- 长江 the Yangtze River
- 成长 to grow; growth; development; maturation; upgrowth; growing up; progress; flouri
- 家长 a parent; the head of a household
- 院长 dean; president; head (of an academy, hospital, court, etc.)
- 队长 captain; team leader; squad leader; chief; head of team; foreman; skipper; gaffe
- 生长 to grow; to grow up
- 秘书长 secretary-general
- 会长 president of a club, committee etc
- 长远 long-term; far-reaching; lasting
- 董事长 chairman of the board
- 长沙 Changsha (capital of Hunan Province)
- 长大 to grow up; to mature; to become adult; to grow big; to reach adulthood; to deve
- 长城 the Great Wall
- 处长 division chief; director of a department/division
- 组长 group leader; head of a group
- 县长 county magistrate; county head; county chief