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HSK
length
HSK 5
to grow up
HSK 2
long-term / long-range
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *長* | 長* | *長
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
  *長* | 長* | *長
chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance
HSK 2
good aspects / strong points
HSK 3
long-distance running
HSK 6
the Great Wall
HSK 3
long-time; long-term / lasting; enduring; permanent / for a long time
HSK 6
long term / long time / long range (of a forecast)
HSK 3
length / accident; mishap / right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits
HSK 6
long life
long vacation
HSK 6
(bird species of China) Ural owl (Strix uralensis)
longevity / long-lived
HSK 5
(Western) concert flute
long distance / long-distance phone call (abbr. for 長途電話|长途电话) / long-distance coach (abbr. for 長途汽車|长途汽车)
HSK 4
Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang
baguette
trousers
rectangle
for a long time
HSK 7-9
to look (pretty, the same etc)
line (i.e. of people waiting) / queue
Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)
Three Gorges or Yangtze Gorges, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡, Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡 and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡
longbow
Changsha, prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan Province 湖南省
long skirt; full-length skirt
(telephony) long-distance call charge
minute hand (of a clock or watch) / double crochet
Changyuan, a county-level city in Xinxiang City 新鄉市|新乡市, Henan
long-term coexistence
to long press (a button)
expedition / long journey
HSK 7-9
appearance / looks / profile / countenance
HSK 7-9
eldest brother
Yangtze River Delta
(dialect) peanut
long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
Changchun, sub-provincial city and capital of Jilin Province 吉林省
Changzhi, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省
long-grained rice (Indian rice, as opposed to round-grained rice)
a long talk
long-distance bus
(derog.) the Longhairs (Taiping rebels of the 19th century)
long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc)
to grow hair / to become mildewed
lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves / to be ambitious and unafraid (idiom)
We wish you long life and riches! (idiom, conventional greeting)
to sprout (leaves, buds, a beard etc)
how well a crop (or plant) is growing / growth
to be effective over an extended period
HSK 7-9
(bird species of China) long-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
all the year round
year in, year out (idiom) / (over) many years
Changwu County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳, Shaanxi
giraffe / CL: 隻|只
Chang'an District of Xi'an City 西安市, Shaanxi / Chang'an, a district of Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市, Hebei
hose / stocking
to be adept in / to excel at
altar lamp burning day and night
(fig.) guarantee of financial support for the rest of one's life
Changjiang or Yangtze river basin
tusk
to grow teeth; to teethe / growing teeth
long-distance
long-distance coach
long and difficult trek
to depart this life / to be no more
tablet in honor of a person who is still alive (or was alive when the tablet was created)
EVA Air, Taiwanese international airline
better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony
Sauvignon blanc (grape type)
long position (finance)
(of a couple) to stay together for life
Changshou, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆
Nagasaki, Japan
see 長樂區|长乐区 / Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern Dynasties 西魏, given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门
Changhai county in Dalian 大連|大连, Liaoning
to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting)
(bird species of China) little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)
senior official / senior officer / commanding officer / CL: / sir (term of address for senior officer)
Long Island Iced Tea
Yangtze River Economic Belt
(coll.) to learn one's lesson; to have enough brains to learn from one's mistakes
Yangtze River Delta (abbr. for 長江三角洲|长江三角洲)
(bird species of China) long-billed murrelet (Brachyramphus perdix)
Great Wall Hotel (Beijing Sheraton 喜來登|喜来登)
(bird species of China) large-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)
longboard
long-term peace and stability (of governments)
Changqing district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市, Shandong
Changbin or Changpin township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县, southeast Taiwan

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