长
辈

One's elders in Chinese: 长辈 (zhǎng bèi)

zhǎng bèi

one's elders

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

Definitions

  1. 1one's elders
  2. 2older generation

Stroke order

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长
辈

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ㄓㄤˇ

zhǎng

ㄓ/ zhㄤ/ angˇ/ third tone

ㄅㄟˋ

bèi

ㄅ/ bㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

长辈

Simplified

長輩

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 见到长辈,我们要主动打招呼。

    jiàn dào zhǎng bèi, wǒ men yào zhǔ dòng dǎ zhāo hū。

    When we meet our elders, we should be the first to greet them.

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Related words

长

cháng

length

辈

bèi

lifetime

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

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