zhǎng cháng

long; length; excel in; leader

HSK 2 #109

DEFINITIONS

长 zhǎng
  • chief
  • head
  • elder
  • to grow
  • to develop
  • to increase
  • to enhance
长 cháng
  • length
  • long
  • forever
  • always
  • constantly

STROKES

长 stroke order diagram
长 stroke order animation

WORDS

山高水 shān gāo shuǐ cháng high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom); fig. noble and far-reaching
师夷技以制夷 shī yí cháng jì yǐ zhì yí "learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them", idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源[Wei4 Yuan2]
年均增率 nián jūn zēng zhǎng lǜ annual rate of growth
干事 gàn shi zhǎng secretary-general
几何级数增 jǐ hé jí shù zēng zhǎng exponential increase
diàn zhǎng store manager
库克船 kù kè chuán zhǎng Captain James Cook (1728-1779), British navigator and explorer
厨师 chú shī zhǎng executive chef; head chef
线 yán cháng xiàn extension cord; extended line; powerstrip
县 yán cháng xiàn Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
岭 gōng cháng lǐng Gongchangling district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liao2 yang2 shi4], Liaoning
岭区 gōng cháng lǐng qū Gongchangling district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liao2 yang2 shi4], Liaoning
弧线 hú xiàn cháng arc length; length of a curve segment
hú cháng arc length (the length of a curve segment)
参数 hú cháng cān shù parametrization by arc length (of a space curve)
张家,李家短 zhāng jiā cháng , lǐ jiā duǎn lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
màn cháng extremely long; unending
率 chéng zhǎng lǜ growth rate
补短 jié cháng bǔ duǎn take from the long to supplement the short (idiom); to offset each other's deficiencies; to complement each other
工 dǎ cháng gōng to work as long-term hired hand
途 dǎ cháng tú to make a long distance call
脸 lā cháng liǎn to pull a long face; to scowl
tuō cháng to lengthen; to drag out
排起队 pái qǐ cháng duì to form a long line (i.e. of people waiting)
揠苗助 yà miáo zhù zhǎng see 拔苗助長|拔苗助长[ba2 miao2 zhu4 zhang3]