长

The character "长" has 4 strokes. "长" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "长" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "长" are "cháng" "zhǎng" . View the stroke order of "长">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "长"

adj.: (of distance) long; (of time) long; lasting; surplus; remainder; older; elder; senior; oldest; eldest

n.: length; strong point; forte; elder; senior person; chief; head; leader

v.: be good at; be proficient in; grow; develop; come into being; begin to grow; form; enhance; increase

• lasting : adj.持久的；长久的
• surplus : n.剩余；过剩；盈余；顺差；超净资产
• remainder : n.剩余部分；有待继承产权；指定继承产权；未来继承产权；残余权；其余；其余部分；余数；剩书
• older : adj.较年长的；较旧的；（old的比较级）
• elder : adj.年龄较大的；较老的
• senior : adj.较年长的；年龄大些的；高级的；高职的；老；最高级别的；职位高于；大于一定年龄（通常为１１岁）的学童的；大学最后一年的；大于一定年龄的
• oldest : adj.最老的；最久的；最旧的；（old的最高级）
• eldest : adj.年龄最大的；最老的
• length : n.长度；长；一段；一片；程度；球距；时间长度；身高
• strong point : 强项；支撑点；有力的论点
• forte : n.特长；专长；剑身强部；剑身最坚固部分；强音演奏部分
• chief : n.首领；酋长；上段；老板；头儿；最高长官；长官；主带
• head : n.头；头部；前部；顶部；头儿；首领；领袖；中心词；主导词；人；磁头；蓄水高度；水头；厕所；岩礁；（Head）人名：海德
• leader : n.领导者；领袖；领奏者；领唱者；报纸社论；空白段；顶枝；指向符；带头者；议会联络官
• be good at : 擅长于
• be proficient in : 精通；熟练；通晓
• grow : v.生长；成长；发育；增大；发展；增加；逐渐变得；变得越来越；种植；形成
• develop : v.成长；发育；发展；产生；感受；具有；使…显影；开发土地；利用土地资源
• come into being : 形成, 产生
• form : n.形状；轮廓；存在形式；表现形式；种类；类型；常规；规矩；表格；年级；竞技状态；长板凳；窝
• enhance : v.增强；提高…的质量
• increase : v.增长；增加；增进；增强

Form words with "长"

长犄角 grow horns

炊事长 chief cook; chef

长智齿 cut one's wisdom teeth

抻长 lengthen by stretching

一样长 be of the same length

鼓手长 drum major

长铗 long sword

长柄勺 dipper; ladle

长个儿 grow in stature

长圆脸 oval face

长链烃 long chain hydrocarbon

长号手 trombonist

长号筒 clung-chen ［a brass instrument used in Buddhist monasteries in Tibet］

圆周长 perimeter (of a circle); circumference

监察长 inspector-general

港务局长 harbour master

长焦距镜头 telelens; long-focus lens; telephoto lens

三十公尺长 30 metres long

长跨度桥梁 long-span bridge

长日照植物 long-day plant

Example phrases using "长"

• 她长着长长的、迷人的眼睫毛。

  She had long attractive eyelashes.

• 那只猫长了一身溜光的黑毛。

  The cat has sleek black fur.

• 他真走运，又长了一次工资。

  He’s fortunate to have another pay rise.

• 她长着一双明闪闪的大眼睛。

  She has two big shining eyes.

• 我的手背上拉了个长口子。

  I got a slash across the back of my hand.

• 她有一头又长又密的黑发。

  She has an absolute mane of black hair.

• 护士和医生的工资分别长了5％和7％。

  The nurses and the doctors got pay raises of 5% and 7% respectively.

• 两国外长定期/正式会晤。

  Foreign ministers of the two countries meet regularly/formally.

• 总这么忍下去不是长法儿。

  It won’t work if we keep putting up with everything like this.

• 要当老师你得背上长眼睛。

  You need to have eyes in the back of your head to be a teacher.