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packet size (computing)
(idiom) talking endlessly; long-winded
HSK 7-9
minister of finance
president of a club, committee etc
HSK 6
to gain knowledge and experience
long term
growth mindset
line (i.e. of people waiting) / queue
conductor / train manager
Changjiang River / Yangtze River
long-term / long-range
HSK 6
good prospects in the long term (finance)
long COVID
Hasegawa (Japanese surname)
economic growth
the summer solstice
Sauvignon blanc (grape type)
the Great Wall
chief of staff
person in charge of a place that ends in 園|园, such as a vineyard 葡萄園|葡萄园, zoo 動物園|动物园, cemetery 陵園|陵园 etc
to grow; to increase
HSK 3
head of a committee
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *长* | 长* | *长
long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point; forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *长* | 长* | *长
chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance
HSK 2
longboard
Changchun, sub-provincial city and capital of Jilin Province 吉林省
Changge, a county-level city in Xuchang City 許昌市|许昌市, Henan
proficiency in a particular field (idiom) / skill in a specialized area (idiom)
HSK 7-9
village chief / mayor (of village or township)
Yangtze River Delta
assistant (government) minister
lit. you can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom) / fig. wisdom only comes with experience
senior
to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom) / to play to one's strengths
middle distance race
senior or older male schoolmate
to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang
the Great Wall
HSK 3
Changning County in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾, Sichuan / Changning District in Shanghai
long-term coexistence
enduring while the world lasts (idiom) / eternal
HSK 7-9
boot
unexpected misfortune / unexpected accident / sudden death
village chief; village head
governor of a province
remain fresh / last forever / eternal
HSK 7-9
for a long time
HSK 7-9
rafting on the Yangtze River (abbr. for 長江漂流|长江漂流)
(coll.) (a person's) long legs
store manager
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
senior official / senior officer / commanding officer / CL: / sir (term of address for senior officer)
body length
to encourage / to foster / to foment
bureau chief
HSK 6
captain / team leader / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
long vacation
HSK 6
foreign minister / secretary of state / minister of foreign affairs
lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal
to excel at (typically used after the area of expertise) (Example: 以研究見長|以研究见长 to be known for one's research)
the rough (golf)
primate order (including monkeys, hominids etc)
when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit
(bird species of China) Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
warden
Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.
to be good at; to be expert in
HSK 7-9
Yangtze River Delta (abbr. for 長江三角洲|长江三角洲)
year in, year out (idiom) / (over) many years
vice-secretary
to stretch; to extend
specialty / special knowledge or ability
HSK 7-9
presiding judge
(idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)
elder brother / term of respect for a man of about the same age
patriarchal system
courtesy name of 關羽|关羽
chairman of the board of directors
HSK 7-9
chair (or president, speaker etc) of national congress
(Tw) chief executive
extension cord / extended line / powerstrip
negative growth / economic recession
(dialect) peanut
long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
long hair
factory director
HSK 5
deputy mayor
Defense secretary / Defense Minister
annual rate of growth
(aviation) pilot-in-command; captain
start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
(idiom) (of people) born and raised in the locality; (of art forms, political parties, enterprises, products etc) developed locally from the outset; wholly indigenous
HSK 7-9
group leader
HSK 2
long / drawn-out / prolonged / lingering
to swagger off / to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind
ancient official title
vice-principal
secretary of state (esp. historical, or Japanese or Korean usage)

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