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

jiā cháng to lengthen
国防部 guó fáng bù zhǎng Defense secretary; Defense Minister
lā cháng to lengthen; to pull sth out longer
zǔ zhǎng group leader
参谋 cān móu zhǎng chief of staff
会 jiā zhǎng huì parent-teacher conference; parents' association
xiōng zhǎng elder brother; term of respect for a man of about the same age
夜 cháng yè long dark night; fig. long period of misery and oppression
生不老 cháng shēng bù lǎo immortality
子 zhǎng zǐ Zhangzi county in Shanxi 山西[Shan1 xi1]; eldest son
颈鹿 cháng jǐng lù giraffe; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
处 cháng chù good aspects; strong points
寿 cháng shòu Changshou suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan; longevity; ability to live long; long lived
凳 cháng dèng pew; bench; CL:張|张[zhang1]
眠 cháng mián eternal rest (i.e. death)
tuán zhǎng regimental command; head of a delegation
zú zhǎng clan elder
土生土 tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng locally born and bred; indigenous; home-grown
秘书 mì shū zhǎng secretary-general
rǒng cháng long and tedious; redundant; superfluous; supernumerary; verbose (of writing)
两短 sān cháng liǎng duǎn unexpected misfortune; unexpected accident; sudden death
xué zhǎng senior or older male schoolmate
假 cháng jià long vacation; refers to one week national holiday in PRC starting 1st May and 1st Oct
矛 cháng máo pike; lance; CL:把[ba3],柄[bing3]
xiū cháng slender; lanky; tall and thin