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  *龍* | 龍* | *龍
Chinese dragon; loong / (fig.) emperor / dragon / (bound form) dinosaur
HSK 3
dinosaur (CL:頭|头,隻|只) / (old) (slang) ugly person
HSK 7-9
salon (loanword)
HSK 7-9
dragon boat / imperial boat
HSK 7-9
lit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom) / fig. the whole sequence of events; causes and effects
HSK 7-9
faucet / tap
HSK 7-9
nylon (loanword)
HSK 7-9
to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point
HSK 7-9
to play a small role
HSK 7-9
stegosaurus
Kowloon Walled City
Longjing, a county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州, Jilin
Longmen, a county in Huizhou City 惠州市, Guangdong
(Tw) (slang) privileged people oblivious to the hardships of others; Taipei residents or urban dwellers who consider themselves superior to others (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 天竜人 "Tenryūjin", an arrogant, privileged group in the manga "One Piece")
Longwen, a district of Zhangzhou City 漳州市, Fujian
Sauropus spatulifolius Beille (shrub of the Euphorbiaceae family)
Longtan district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province / see also 龍潭|龙潭 / Longtan or Lungtan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县, north Taiwan
Longhai, a district of Zhangzhou City 漳州市, Fujian
hose / pipe / fire hose / (botany) water primrose (Jussiaea repens)
(lit. and fig.) chameleon
Jiulong county (Tibetan: brgyad zur rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
Wolong district of Nanyang city 南陽|南阳, Henan
Emmanuel Macron (1977-), president of France from 2017
apatosaurus / former name: brontosaurus / also called 雷龍|雷龙
Longhu, a district of Shantou City 汕頭市|汕头市, Guangdong
double column surface grinding machine
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *龍* | 龍* | *龍
surname Long
cave / natural cavern (in limestone)
Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert
polystyrene
Longgang, a district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
Lulong, a county in Qinhuangdao City 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市, Hebei
Panlong district of Kunming city 昆明市, Yunnan
Kowloon district of Hong Kong
Longjing tea, aka Dragon Well tea, a high-quality pan-roasted green tea from the area of Longjing Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Longquan Sword, legendary ancient Chinese sword of extraordinary craftsmanship
Panlong district of Kunming city 昆明市, Yunnan
snake (as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals 生肖)
Gongshan Derung and Nu autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 in northwest Yunnan
Longfeng district of Daqing city 大慶|大庆, Heilongjiang
dragon and phoenix
game where the last word of one idiom 成語|成语 is the first of the next
endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom) / heavy traffic
Demigods and Semidevils, wuxia novel by Jin Yong 金庸 and its TV and screen adaptations
wyvern (type of dragon)
gigantic dragon (lit. and fig.) / titanosaur (abbr. for 泰坦巨龍|泰坦巨龙) / (slang) big dick / schlong
Longtan Ravine, scenic area in Xixia county 西峽縣|西峡县, Nanyang 南陽|南阳, Henan
Longquan, a county-level city in Lishui City 麗水市|丽水市, Zhejiang
oolong tea
longan fruit / dragon eye fruit / Dimocarpus longan (botany) / CL:
to build up a sequence / a succession of things, each linked to the previous one
Tyrannosaurus spp. / esp. T. rex
lobster
Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin
He Long (1896-1969), important communist military leader, died from persecution during the Cultural Revolution
palace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea
Longcheng district of Chaoyang city 朝陽市|朝阳市, Liaoning
a lantern or torchlight procession (resembling a fiery dragon)
see 黑龍江省|黑龙江省 / Heilong River or Amur River, forming the border between northeast China and Russia
Longzhou, a county in Chongzuo City 崇左市, Guangxi
Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州, Guangdong / mythical Dragon gate where a carp can transform into a dragon
nickname of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 / Wolong giant panda nature reserve 臥龍大熊貓保護區|卧龙大熊猫保护区 in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan / Wolong district of Nanyang city 南陽|南阳, Henan
sleeping dragon / (fig.) a person of outstanding talent who lives in obscurity
(Tw) (slang) nickname for Taipei (implying that the residents are privileged, having access to abundant resources)
Kowloon City, Hong Kong
styrofoam
Longshan culture / black pottery culture
outstanding people / water and fire (in Daoist writing)
Longyan, prefecture-level city in Fujian Province 福建省
Longhua, the name of numerous streets, railway stations, temples and city districts etc, notably Longhua Temple 龍華寺|龙华寺 in Shanghai and Longhua District 龍華區|龙华区 of Shenzhen, Guangdong
agave (genus of plants); (esp.) Agave americana / agave-based spirit; (esp.) tequila (distilled from blue agave, Agave tequilana)
Four Asian Tigers / East Asian Tigers / Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong)
tornado / hurricane / twister / cyclone
big boss / leader of a group / dominant (position)
legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods
Heilongjiang Province, capital Harbin 哈爾濱市|哈尔滨市 (abbr. to )
udon, a thick Japanese-style wheat-flour noodle
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, movie by Ang Lee 李安
lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom) / fig. talented individuals in hiding / concealed talent
Bao Longtu, ”Bao of the Dragon Image”, fictional name used for Bao Zheng 包拯 (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
Longan district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市, Henan
Xinlong county (Tibetan: nyag rong rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
apatosaurus / former name: brontosaurus
dragon's vein, terrain that looks like a dragon
one that has achieved the way / emperor
to promote (to official position in former times)
Gigantoraptor erlianensis (a giant bird-like dinosaur found in Erlian in Inner Mongolia)
Jackie Chan (1954-), kungfu film and Cantopop star
to succeed in life / to become somebody
Longtan district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province
hidden genius (idiom)
Longjiang county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔, Heilongjiang
Longshan District of Liaoyuan City 遼源市|辽源市, Jilin / Longshan County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州

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