long; to grow; leader
Animated Stroke Order 长
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HSK Vocabulary: 长
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 长 is used in context
1
tā他
měi每
tiān天
jiān坚
chí持
cháng长
pǎo跑
duàn锻
liàn炼
。
He insists on long-distance running every day.
2
hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
màn慢
màn慢
zhǎng长
dà大
。
The children are growing up slowly.
3
wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
cháng长
qī期
hé合
zuò作
。
We need long-term cooperation.
4
xiào校
zhǎng长
zài在
jiǎng讲
huà话
。
The principal is speaking.
5
xiào校
zhǎng长
xuān宣
bù布
míng明
tiān天
fàng放
jià假
。
The principal announced that there will be no school tomorrow.
6
xiào校
zhǎng长
gǔ鼓
lì励
xué学
shēng生
men们
nǔ努
lì力
xué学
xí习
，
zhēng争
qǔ取
kǎo考
shàng上
hǎo好
dà大
xué学
。
The principal encourages the students to study hard and strive to get into good universities.
7
zhè这
shì是
cháng长
chéng城
。
This is the Great Wall.
8
cháng长
chéng城
zài在
běi北
jīng京
。
The Great Wall is in Beijing.
9
cháng长
chéng城
shì是
zhōng中
guó国
zhù著
míng名
de的
lǚ旅
yóu游
jǐng景
diǎn点
。
The Great Wall is a famous tourist attraction in China.
10
cháng长
jiāng江
hěn很
zhǎng长
。
The Yangtze River is very long.
Information
Traditional長
Radical长
Strokes4
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#364
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UnicodeU+957F
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality