修
长

Slender in Chinese: 修长 (xiū cháng)

xiū cháng

slender

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 修長1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1slender
  2. 2lanky
  3. 3tall and thin

Stroke order

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修
长

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ㄒㄧㄡ

xiū

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

ㄔㄤˊ

cháng

ㄔ/ chㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

修长

Simplified

修長

Traditional

Example sentences

See 修长 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 她有一双修长的腿。

    tā yǒu yì shuāng xiū cháng de tuǐ。

    She has a pair of slender legs.

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Related words

长

cháng

length

修

xiū

to decorate

校长

xiào zhǎng

(college, university) president

增长

zēng zhǎng

to grow

长城

cháng chéng

the Great Wall

长江

cháng jiāng

Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang

成长

chéng zhǎng

to mature

修改

xiū gǎi

to amend

延长

yán cháng

to prolong

长途

cháng tú

long distance

班长

bān zhǎng

class monitor

队长

duì zhǎng

captain

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