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HSK
to gain knowledge and experience
long term
line (i.e. of people waiting) / queue
long-term / long-range
HSK 6
good prospects in the long term (finance)
long COVID
Hasegawa (Japanese surname)
the summer solstice
Sauvignon blanc (grape type)
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
Yangtze River Delta
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
boot
for a long time
HSK 7-9
rafting on the Yangtze River (abbr. for 長江漂流|长江漂流)
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)
long vacation
HSK 6
the rough (golf)
Yangtze River Delta (abbr. for 長江三角洲|长江三角洲)
year in, year out (idiom) / (over) many years
(dialect) peanut
long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
long hair
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
Changning county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾, Sichuan
(Western) concert flute
lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom) / fig. the new is constantly replacing the old / each new generation excels the previous / (of things) to be constantly evolving
long tail
(of a text) very lengthy (idiom)
(coll.) snake
a long talk
long-distance phone call
Changbaishan Tianchi, volcanic crater lake on the border between China and North Korea
(coll.) to learn one's lesson; to have enough brains to learn from one's mistakes
long-distance bus
to look (pretty, the same etc)
to be adept in / to excel at
to be effective over an extended period
HSK 7-9
rectangle
EVA Air, Taiwanese international airline
Changzhou, a district of Wuzhou City 梧州市, Guangxi
to grow up
tusk
to grow teeth; to teethe / growing teeth
stockings; thigh-highs / CL: 雙|双
long skirt; full-length skirt
Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern dynasties 西魏, given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门
(idiom) to live forever and never grow old
Zhangzi county in Shanxi 山西
eldest son
Chang'an District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi / Chang'an District of Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市, Hebei
(bird species of China) long-tailed jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)
ladle
immortality
flask
(derog.) the Longhairs (Taiping rebels of the 19th century)
long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc)
to grow hair / to become mildewed
Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)
(idiom) to live forever and never grow old
hose / stocking
to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom) / (fig.) to push deep into the heart of sth / to flood in
proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus), aka long-nosed monkey
length
HSK 5
unit of length
Changjiang or Yangtze river basin
baguette
(euphemism) to rest eternally; to lie buried in (one's final resting place)
Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)
Changyuan, a county-level city in Xinxiang City 新鄉市|新乡市, Henan
Nagasaki, Japan
long term / long time / long range (of a forecast)
HSK 3
(fig.) guarantee of financial support for the rest of one's life
bench
pike / CL:
Changle, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市, Fujian
better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony
single-line formation (army) / fig. long line
chang pao (traditional Chinese men's robe) / gown / robe / CL:
remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)
HSK 7-9
long-distance running
HSK 6
long-distance
order Proboscidea (elephants and mammoths)
Changsha, prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan Province 湖南省
lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves / to be ambitious and unafraid (idiom)
stockings
how well a crop (or plant) is growing / growth
We wish you long life and riches! (idiom, conventional greeting)
to grow up
HSK 2

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