长城 (cháng chéng): The Great Wall (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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cháng长

long

chéng城

city wall; fortified city

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How to Use 长城 in Sentences

Measure Word + Nounwith段

yí一

duàn段

Cháng长

chéng城

neutral

a section of the Great Wall

Adjective + Nounwith万里

wàn万

lǐ里

Cháng长

chéng城

Verb + Objectwith爬

pá爬

Cháng长

chéng城

neutral

Noun + Adverbwith内外

Cháng长

chéng城

nèi内

wài外

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Example Sentences with 长城

zhè这

shì是

cháng长

chéng城

。

This is the Great Wall.

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Words with 城

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How to Use 长城 in Sentences

Measure Word + Nounwith段

yí一

duàn段

Cháng长

chéng城

neutral

a section of the Great Wall

Adjective + Nounwith万里

wàn万

lǐ里

Cháng长

chéng城

Verb + Objectwith爬

pá爬

Cháng长

chéng城

neutral

Noun + Adverbwith内外

Cháng长

chéng城

nèi内

wài外

5.

Example Sentences with 长城

zhè这

shì是

cháng长

chéng城

。

This is the Great Wall.

neutral

the Ten-Thousand-Li Long Wall

climb the Great Wall

formal

Written

inside and outside the Great Wall

Cháng长

chéng城

shì是

Zhōng中

guó国

zuì最

zhù著

míng名

de的

lì历

shǐ史

jiàn建

zhù筑

zhī之

yī一

。

The Great Wall is one of China's most famous historical structures.

wǒ我

men们

jì计

huà划

xià下

gè个

yuè月

qù去

pá爬

cháng长

chéng城

。

We plan to climb the Great Wall next month.

cháng长

chéng城

zài在

běi北

jīng京

。

The Great Wall is in Beijing.

tā他

hái还

méi没

qù去

guò过

cháng长

chéng城

，

suǒ所

yǐ以

fēi非

cháng常

qī期

dài待

zhè这

cì次

lǚ旅

xíng行

。

He hasn't been to the Great Wall yet, so he's really looking forward to this trip.

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长城 (cháng chéng): The Great Wall (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

Animated Stroke Order

Free Printable Worksheet: 长城

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How to Use 长城 in Sentences

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HSK 4 Words

How to Use 长城 in Sentences

Example Sentences with 长城

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How to Use 长城 in Sentences

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