长 長
cháng
HSK level: HSK 2
Meaning
long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
Other reading: zhǎng
chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance
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Examples
他写长信。
tā xiě cháng xìn。
He's writing a long letter.
它是封长信。
tā shì fēng cháng xìn。
It was a long letter.
要多长时间？
yào duō cháng shí jiān？
How long would it take?
Words with this character
长大 zhǎng dà to grow up成长 chéng zhǎng to mature家长 jiā zhǎng head of a household长期 cháng qī long-term局长 jú zhǎng bureau chief队长 duì zhǎng captain校长 xiào zhǎng president市长 shì zhǎng mayor增长 zēng zhǎng to grow部长 bù zhǎng head of a department生长 shēng zhǎng to grow擅长 shàn cháng to be good at会长 huì zhǎng president of a club, committee etc漫长 màn cháng very long延长 yán cháng to prolong长久 cháng jiǔ long-time院长 yuàn zhǎng the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]船长 chuán zhǎng captain长度 cháng dù length长相 zhǎng xiàng appearance长远 cháng yuǎn long-term长途 cháng tú long distance长城 Cháng chéng the Great Wall