Length in Chinese: 长 (cháng)
cháng
length
Definitions
- 1length
- 2long
- 3forever
- 4always
- 5constantly
Stroke order
Watch how to write 长 stroke by stroke.
Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄔㄤˊ
cháng
Simplified & traditional
长
Simplified
長
Traditional
Example sentences
See 长 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
教学相长。
jiào xué xiāng zhǎng。
Teaching is learning.
他写长信。
tā xiě cháng xìn。
He's writing a long letter.
Related words
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
延长
yán cháng
to prolong
长途
cháng tú
long distance
班长
bān zhǎng
class monitor
队长
duì zhǎng
captain
家长
jiā zhǎng
head of a household
市长
shì zhǎng
mayor
院长
yuàn zhǎng
the head of an institution whose name ends in 院
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