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  *长* | 长* | *长
length / long / forever / always / constantly
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *长* | 长* | *长
chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance
HSK 2
to grow up
HSK 2
long term / long time / long range (of a forecast)
HSK 3
the Great Wall
HSK 3
good aspects / strong points
HSK 3
long distance
HSK 4
length
HSK 5
longevity / long-lived
HSK 5
length / accident; mishap / right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits
HSK 6
long-term / long-range
HSK 6
long-distance running
HSK 6
long vacation
HSK 6
long-time; long-term / lasting; enduring; permanent / for a long time
HSK 6
appearance / looks / profile / countenance
HSK 7-9
to be effective over an extended period
HSK 7-9
one's elders / older generation
HSK 7-9
to extend as long as / to lengthen out to
HSK 7-9
remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)
HSK 7-9
expedition / long journey
HSK 7-9
for a long time
HSK 7-9
Changting, county-level city in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian
to last for a long time; to endure / to exist forever
Changning County in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾, Sichuan / Changning District in Shanghai
Changling County in Songyuan 松原, Jilin
(Western) concert flute
long life
Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang
strip
giraffe / CL: 隻|只
Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安) capital of China during Tang Dynasty 唐朝 / now 長安區|长安区, a district of Xi'an
promenade / long hallway / Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京頤和園|北京颐和园
Changquan - Northern Shaolin (北少林) - Longfist - Martial Art
all the year round
(derog.) the Longhairs (Taiping rebels of the 19th century)
long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc)
to grow hair / to become mildewed
senior / older person
(literary) the vast sky / (finance) eventual downturn / poor prospects in the long term
long dark night / fig. long period of misery and oppression
Changqing district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市, Shandong
long sleeves / long-sleeved shirt
to be adept in / to excel at
long term
pike / lance / CL: ,
boot
long skirt; full-length skirt
chang pao (traditional Chinese men's robe) / gown / robe / CL:
Changshou, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆
Changle, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市, Fujian / Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern Dynasties 西魏, given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门
Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山, Jilin
elder / term of respect for a Buddhist monk
Nagasaki, Japan
eldest daughter
Evergreen (Group), Taiwan-based shipping and transportation conglomerate
long-term peace and stability (of governments)
Changxing county in Huzhou 湖州, Zhejiang
Changhong (brand)
longwave (radio)
longbow
to grow up
long hair
Changshun county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州, Guizhou
(mineralogy) feldspar
Yangtze River Delta (abbr. for 長江三角洲|长江三角洲)
how well a crop (or plant) is growing / growth
bench
a long talk
long gown / cheongsam / traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's qipao
(idiom) to live forever and never grow old
tall boots
lengthy (report or speech)
Zhangzi county in Shanxi 山西
eldest son
trousers
trombone
lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves / to be ambitious and unafraid (idiom)
two-character surname Zhangsun
eldest grandson / the eldest son of one's eldest son
Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the west after dusk
long poem
Changhai county in Dalian 大連|大连, Liaoning
hose / stocking
(coll.) snake
to make progress / progress
senior official / senior officer / commanding officer / CL: / sir (term of address for senior officer)
long queue / long line (of cars, people etc)
pew / bench / CL: 張|张
older and younger / seniority
long and difficult trek
pike / CL:
long sigh / deep sigh
Changfeng, a county in Hefei 合肥, Anhui
eldest brother
gibbon / Hylobatidae (gibbon and lesser ape family)
rapid progress

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