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长

cháng
HSK 23 readings

“Long” in Chinese is 长 (cháng).

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Meaning

  • long
  • bound formlength
  • bound formstrong point; forte
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  • bound formto be good at
  • chief
  • head
  • elder
  • to grow
  • to develop
  • to increase
  • to enhance
  • (literary) surplus; spare

Example

我们要你做队长。

We want you to be the team captain.

From 队长 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

  • chánglong / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point; forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus; spare
  • zhǎngchief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance

Stroke Order

4 strokes

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