long (adj.)
HSK 2
Traditional
長
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
尝 cháng - taste (v.) | HSK 3
Phonetically similar words
场 chǎng - [a level open space (eg. a threshing ground, market, sports field, square etc)] (clf.) | HSK 4
Examples
她的头发很长。 tā de tóufǎ hěn cháng. - Her hair is very long.
这条河很长。 zhè tiáo hé hěn cháng. - This river is very long.
他已经工作了很长时间。 tā yǐjīng gōngzuò le hěn cháng shíjiān. - He has been working for a long time.
我们的假期很长。 wǒmen de jiàqī hěn cháng. - Our vacation is very long.
这个项目需要很长时间完成。 zhège xiàngmù xūyào hěn cháng shíjiān wánchéng. - This project takes a long time to complete.
Phrases
校长 xiào zhǎng - head teacher; principal (n.) | HSK 3
长城 Cháng chéng - The Great Wall (n.) | HSK 4
长江 Cháng jiāng - Yangtze River (n.) | HSK 4
长途 cháng tú - long-distance (adj.) | HSK 5
成长 chéng zhǎng - to grow up (v.) | HSK 5
生长 shēng zhǎng - to grow (v.) | HSK 5
延长 yán cháng - lengthen; extend; prolong (v.) | HSK 5
长辈 zhǎng bèi - elder member of a family (n.) | HSK 5
拔苗助长 bá miáo zhù zhǎng - pull up a seedling in the mistaken hope of helping it to grow () | HSK 6
董事长 dǒng shì zhǎng - chairman of the board (n.) | HSK 6
漫长 màn cháng - very long; endless (adj.) | HSK 6
擅长 shàn cháng - be good at; be expert in; be skilled in (v.) | HSK 6
特长 tè cháng - what one is skilled in; strong point; speciality (n.) | HSK 6
专长 zhuān cháng - speciality (n.) | HSK 6