龙

Dragon in Chinese: 龙 (lóng)

lóng

dragon

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 龍2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1dragon
  2. 2imperial

Stroke order

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龙

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄨㄥˊ

lóng

ㄌ/ lㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

龙

Simplified

龍

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 我见过龙。

    wǒ jiàn guò lóng。

    I saw a dragon!

  • 龙年结束了。

    lóng nián jié shù le。

    The year of the dragon has ended.

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Related words

恐龙

kǒng lóng

dinosaur

龙舟

lóng zhōu

dragon boat

尼龙

ní lóng

nylon (loanword)

沙龙

shā lóng

salon (loanword)

跑龙套

pǎo lóng tào

to play a small role

水龙头

shuǐ lóng tóu

faucet

画龙点睛

huà lóng diǎn jīng

to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom)

来龙去脉

lái lóng qù mài

the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)

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