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  *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
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 / 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
length
HSK 5
longevity / long-lived
HSK 5
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
length / accident; mishap / right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits
HSK 6
expedition / long journey
HSK 7-9
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
for a long time
HSK 7-9
Long March (retreat of the Red Army 1934-1935)
to control from a distance (idiom)
Changle, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市, Fujian
long life
year in, year out (idiom) / (over) many years
Yangtze River Delta
rectangle
Changling County in Songyuan 松原, Jilin
tanystropheus, long-necked reptile from Triassic
(coll.) snake
promenade / long hallway / Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京頤和園|北京颐和园
Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang
how well a crop (or plant) is growing / growth
(bird species of China) long-billed murrelet (Brachyramphus perdix)
to look (pretty, the same etc)
Changquan - Northern Shaolin (北少林) - Longfist - Martial Art
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
(derog.) the Longhairs (Taiping rebels of the 19th century)
long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc)
to grow hair / to become mildewed
(fig.) guarantee of financial support for the rest of one's life
(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
Changxing county in Huzhou 湖州, Zhejiang
to be adept in / to excel at
feature-length film
long term
pike / lance / CL: ,
giraffe / CL: 隻|只
Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern dynasties 西魏, given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门
boot
long skirt; full-length skirt
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
Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山, Jilin
Nagasaki, Japan
eldest daughter
elder / term of respect for a Buddhist monk
Evergreen (Group), Taiwan-based shipping and transportation conglomerate
long-term peace and stability (of governments)
Changxing county in Huzhou 湖州, Zhejiang
Changhong (brand)
(bird species of China) long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae)
longbow
to grow up
long hair
(mineralogy) feldspar
Yangtze River Delta (abbr. for 長江三角洲|长江三角洲)
bench
a long talk
long gown / cheongsam / traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's qipao
Changyang Tujia Autonomous County in Hubei
(idiom) to live forever and never grow old
Changning County in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾, Sichuan / Changning District in Shanghai
lengthy (report or speech)
Zhangzi county in Shanxi 山西
eldest son
long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
trousers
(Western) concert flute
trombone
lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves / to be ambitious and unafraid (idiom)
Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the west after dusk
long poem
Changhai county in Dalian 大連|大连, Liaoning
hose / stocking
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)
an elder; a senior
Changtai, a district of Zhangzhou City 漳州市, Fujian

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