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Pinyin cháng、 zhǎng

Radical

长

Strokes

Definition

length / long / forever / always / constantly, chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop

Usage

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委员长 wěi yuán zhǎng

head of a committee

周长 zhōu cháng

perimeter / circumference

司长 sī zhǎng

bureau chief

长叹 cháng tàn

long sigh / deep sigh

长吁短叹 cháng xū duǎn tàn

long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain

县长 xiàn zhǎng

county's head commissioner

参谋长 cān móu zhǎng

chief of staff

总参谋长 zǒng cān móu zhǎng

(military) Chief of Staff

长坂 cháng bǎn

Nagasaka

长啸 cháng xiào

Long howl

增长 zēng zhǎng

to grow / to increase

长嘴 zhǎng zuǐ

proboscis

团长 tuán zhǎng

regimental command / head of a delegation

长垣 Cháng yuán

Changyuan county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡[Xin1 xiang1], Henan

长城 Cháng chéng

the Great Wall

长江流域 Cháng jiāng liú yù

Changjiang or Yangtze river basin

吃一堑长一智 chī yī qiàn zhǎng yī zhì

A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit

长堤 zhǎng dī

causeway / long beach

增长率 zēng zhǎng lǜ

growth rate (esp. in economics)

处长 chù zhǎng

department head / section chief

嫡长子 dí zhǎng zǐ

Eldest son

厂长 chǎng zhǎng

factory director

厅长 tīng zhǎng

head of provincial PRC government department

长勺 zhǎng sháo

Changshao

长孙 zhǎng sūn

eldest grandson / the eldest son of one's eldest son

长安 Cháng ān

Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1]) capital of China during Tang Dynasty 唐朝[Tang2 chao2] / now 長安區|长安区[Chang2 an1 Qu1], a district of Xi'an

长安街 cháng ān jiē

Chang An Avenue

长官 zhǎng guān

senior official / senior officer / commanding officer / CL:位[wei4] / sir (term of address for senior officer)

审计长 shěn jì zhǎng

auditor

宣传部长 xuān chuán bù zhǎng

Propaganda Minister

家长 jiā zhǎng

head of a household / family head / patriarch / parent or guardian of a child

检察长 jiǎn chá zhǎng

chief procurator

长寿 cháng shòu

longevity / ability to live long / long lived

尊长 zūn zhǎng

one's superior / one's elders and betters

长尾 cháng wěi

the long tail

局长 jú zhǎng

bureau chief / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4]

长岭岗 zhǎng lǐng gǎng

Changlinggang

八达岭长城 bā dá lǐng cháng chéng

Badaling Great Wall

长岭 Cháng lǐng

Changling county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin

长江三峡 Cháng Jiāng Sān xiá

Three Gorges or Yangtze Gorges, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu1 tang2 Xia2], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wu1 Xia2] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xi1 ling2 Xia2]

慕田峪长城 mù tián yù cháng chéng

mutianyu section of the great wall

长崎 Cháng qí

Nagasaki, Japan

长崎县 cháng qí xiàn

Nagasaki Prefecture

州长 zhōu zhǎng

governor (of a province or colony) / US state governor / premier (Australian states)

巫山长江大桥 wū shān cháng jiāng dà qiáo

Wushan Yangtze River Bridge

市长 shì zhǎng

mayor

师长 shī zhǎng

military division level commander / teacher

长辛店 zhǎng xīn diàn

Changxindian

长庚 Cháng gēng

Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the west after dusk

长度 cháng dù

length

庭长 tíng zhǎng

presiding judge

长廊 cháng láng

promenade / long hallway / Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京頤和園|北京颐和园[Bei3 jing1 Yi2 he2 yuan2]

延长 yán cháng

to prolong / to extend / to delay

长方形 cháng fāng xíng

rectangle

此消彼长 cǐ xiāo bǐ zhǎng

wane and wax / trade-off / One man's loss is another's gain.

长征 cháng zhēng

expedition / long journey

助长 zhù zhǎng

to encourage / to foster / to foment

扛长工 káng cháng gōng

Long-term job

悠长 yōu cháng

long / drawn-out / prolonged / lingering

成长 chéng zhǎng

to mature / to grow / growth

揠苗助长 yà miáo zhù zhǎng

see 拔苗助長|拔苗助长[ba2 miao2 zhu4 zhang3]

所长 suǒ zhǎng

head of an institute etc

扬长而去 yáng cháng ér qù

to swagger off / to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind

擅长 shàn cháng

to be good at / to be expert in

拖长 tuō cháng

to lengthen / to drag out

长拳 cháng quán

Changquan - Northern Shaolin (北少林) - Longfist - Martial Art

排长 pái zhǎng

platoon leader / sergeant

长凳 cháng dèng

pew / bench / CL:張|张[zhang1]

长毛兔 cháng máo tù

long hair rabbit / wool rabbit

全长 quán cháng

overall length / span

斜长石 xié cháng shí

plagioclase (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar)

旅长 lǚ zhǎng

brigade commander

长春 Cháng chūn

Changchun subprovincial city and capital of Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

长春市 Cháng chūn shì

Changchun subprovincial city and capital of Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

长江大桥 cháng jiāng dà qiáo

Yangtze River Bridge

最长 zuì zhǎng

longest

长期 cháng qī

long term / long time / long range (of a forecast)

长耳朵 zhǎng ěr duǒ

long ears

村长 cūn zhǎng

village chief / village head

长条形 cháng tiáo xíng

strip

校长 xiào zhǎng

(college, university) president / headmaster / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

夜长梦多 yè cháng mèng duō

a long delay may cause trouble

长椅 cháng yǐ

bench

长江 Cháng Jiāng

Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang

长沙 Cháng shā

Changsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China

长假 cháng jià

long vacation / refers to one week national holiday in PRC starting 1st May and 1st Oct

兄长 xiōng zhǎng

elder brother / term of respect for a man of about the same age

长兄 zhǎng xiōng

eldest brother

长剑 cháng jiàn

yataghan / long sword / longsword / long-sword / Rapier

长生殿 cháng shēng diàn

Palace of Eternal Life

长汀 Cháng tīng

Changting county level city in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian

长汀县 Cháng tīng xiàn

Changting county in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian

长途汽车 cháng tú qì chē

long-distance coach

波长 bō cháng

wavelength

漫长 màn cháng

very long / endless

长途跋涉 cháng tú bá shè

long and difficult trek

滋长 zī zhǎng

to grow (usually of abstract things) / to yield / to develop

长满 zhǎng mǎn

to grow all over

长滨 Cháng bīn

Changbin or Changpin township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan

长滩 zhǎng tān

Boracay / Long Beach

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