长
城

The Great Wall in Chinese: 长城 (cháng chéng)

cháng chéng

the Great Wall

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 長城2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1the Great Wall

Stroke order

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长
城

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄤˊ

cháng

ㄔ/ chㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

ㄔㄥˊ

chéng

ㄔ/ chㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

长城

Simplified

長城

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 中国与蒙古隔着万里长城。

    zhōng guó yǔ měng gǔ gé zhe wàn lǐ cháng chéng。

    China and Mongolia are separated by the Great Wall of China.

  • 我男朋友还没有去过长城。

    wǒ nán péng yǒu hái méi yǒu qù guò cháng chéng。

    My boyfriend still hasn't been to the Great Wall.

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Related words

长

cháng

length

城

chéng

city walls

城市

chéng shì

city

校长

xiào zhǎng

(college, university) president

增长

zēng zhǎng

to grow

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

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