长 長
cháng
HSK level: HSK 2
Meaning
long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. zhàng)
Other reading: zhǎng
chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance
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Examples
他写长信。
Tā xiě cháng xìn.
He's writing a long letter.
他长得高吗？
Tā cháng de gāo ma?
Is he tall?
它是封长信。
Tā shì fēng cháng xìn.
It was a long letter.
Words with this character
长大 zhǎng dà to grow up成长 chéng zhǎng to mature家长 jiā zhǎng head of a household长期 cháng qī long-term局长 jú zhǎng bureau chief队长 duì zhǎng captain校长 xiào zhǎng president市长 shì zhǎng mayor增长 zēng zhǎng to grow部长 bù zhǎng head of a department生长 shēng zhǎng to grow擅长 shàn cháng to be good at会长 huì zhǎng president of a club, committee etc漫长 màn cháng very long延长 yán cháng to prolong长久 cháng jiǔ long-time院长 yuàn zhǎng the head of an institution whose name ends in 院 yuàn船长 chuán zhǎng captain长度 cháng dù length长相 zhǎng xiàng appearance长远 cháng yuǎn long-term长途 cháng tú long distance长城 Cháng chéng the Great Wall