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

xiàn zhǎng county's head commissioner
万里城 wàn lǐ cháng chéng the Great Wall
方形 cháng fāng xíng rectangle
谷川 cháng gǔ chuān Hasegawa (Japanese surname)
龙 cháng lóng long queue; long line (of cars, people etc)
外交部 wài jiāo bù zhǎng minister of foreign affairs
xiá cháng long and narrow
空 cháng kōng (literary) the vast sky; (finance) eventual downturn; poor prospects in the long term
列车 liè chē zhǎng conductor; train manager
审判 shěn pàn zhǎng presiding judge
yíng zhǎng battalion commander
岩 huī cháng yán gabbro (geology)
兄 zhǎng xiōng eldest brother
征 cháng zhēng Long March (retreat of the Red Army 1934-1935); expedition; long journey
生 cháng shēng long life
补短 qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius); to use this in place of that; what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
yuán zhǎng person in charge of a place that ends in 園|园, such as a vineyard 葡萄園|葡萄园, zoo 動物園|动物园, cemetery 陵園|陵园 etc
地久天 dì jiǔ tiān cháng enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal; for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc); also written 天長地久|天长地久
率 zēng zhǎng lǜ growth rate (esp. in economics)
shī zhǎng military division level commander; teacher
避短 yáng cháng bì duǎn to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom); to play to one's strengths
shēn cháng profound (meaning, implications etc)
年累月 cháng nián lěi yuè year in, year out (idiom); (over) many years
期性 cháng qī xìng long-term
海 cháng hǎi Changhai county in Dalian 大連|大连[Da4 lian2], Liaoning