长 (長) zhǎng
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zhǎng
suffix
director; chief; head; elder
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 部长 'department head' (Guoyu '長' zhǎng n 1-2; Kroll 2015 '長' zhǎng 3, p. 42; Unihan '長'; XHZD '长' zhǎng 5) -
zhǎng
verb
to grow; to develop
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 发育 (Giles 1892 '長'; Guoyu '長' zhǎng v 2; Kroll 2015 '長' zhǎng 1, p. 42; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 24; XHZD '长' zhǎng 1) -
cháng
adjective
long
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Scale
Notes: Wade-Giles: ch'ang; either long in dimension or long in time. For example, 源远流长 'source is distant and the flow is long' (CCI p. 23; Giles 1892 '長'; Kroll 2015 '長' cháng 1, p. 42; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 23; Unihan '長'; XHZD '长' cháng 2) -
zhǎng
noun
Kangxi radical 168
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
Notes: Chief (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '長' cháng n 5; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 23) -
zhàng
adjective
extra; surplus; remainder
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '長' zhàng adj; Kroll 2015 '長' zhàng 1, p. 42; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 24) -
cháng
noun
length; distance
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Scale
Notes: In the sense of 长度 (Guoyu '長' cháng n 1; Kroll 2015 '長' cháng 1, p. 42; Unihan '長'; XHZD '长' cháng 1) -
cháng
adjective
distant
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Scale
Notes: Synonymous with 遥远 in this sense (Guoyu '長' cháng adj 1; Kroll 2015 '長' cháng 1, p. 42) -
cháng
adjective
tall
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Scale
Notes: Synonymous with 高 in this sense (Guoyu '長' cháng adj 1; Kroll 2015 '長' cháng 1, p. 42) -
cháng
verb
to be excellent; to be correct; to be good at
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Giles 1892 '長'; Guoyu '長' cháng v 1; Kroll 2015 '長' cháng 3, p. 42; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 23; XHZD '长' cháng 4) -
zhàng
verb
to be powerful and prosperous
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 强盛 (Guoyu '長' zhàng v; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 23) -
cháng
adjective
deep
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 深厚 in this sense (Guoyu '長' cháng adj 1) -
cháng
noun
good aspects; strong points
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 长处 in this sense; for example, the idiom 各有所长 'each has his own strong points' (Guoyu '長' cháng n 2; XHZD '长' cháng 3) -
cháng
proper noun
Chang
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '長' cháng n 4) -
cháng
adverb
forever; eternal; always; permanent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 长久 or 永远 in this sense (Guoyu '長' cháng adj 2; Kroll 2015 '長' cháng 2, p. 42) -
cháng
adverb
eternally
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '長' cháng adv 1) -
cháng
noun
speciality
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 专精的技能; for example, 专长 'speciality' (Guoyu '長' cháng n 3) -
zhǎng
adjective
old
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 老 (Giles 1892 '長'; Guoyu '長' zhǎng adj 3; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 24) -
zhǎng
verb
to be born
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 出生 (Guoyu '長' zhǎng v 1) -
zhǎng
adjective
older; eldest; senior
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 成年的 in this sense (Giles 1892 '長'; Guoyu '長' zhǎng adj 1; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 24) -
zhǎng
verb
to respect; to hold in esteem
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 崇尚 in this sense (Guoyu '長' zhǎng v 7; Kroll 2015 '長' zhǎng 4, p. 42; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 24) -
zhǎng
verb
to be a leader
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 为首 in this sense (Giles 1892 '長'; Guoyu '長' zhǎng v 6) -
zhǎng
proper noun
Zhang
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: A family name -
zhǎng
verb
to increase; to boost
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 增加 (Giles 1892 '長'; Guoyu '長' zhǎng v 5; Kroll 2015 '長' zhǎng 1, p. 42; XHZD '长' zhǎng 2) -
zhǎng
adjective
older; senior
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 年纪大的 (Kroll 2015 '長' zhǎng 2, p. 42; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 24; XHZD '长' zhǎng 4)
Contained in
- 长河(長河) a long river ; a never ending flow ; Milky Way
- 长处(長處) good aspects; strong points
- 长期共存(長期共存) long-term coexistence
- 长颈鸟喙(長頸鳥喙) a long neck and bird beak; a stingy appearance
- 长夜漫漫(長夜漫漫) endless night; long suffering
- 里长伯(里長伯) neighborhood warden
- 生长(生長) to grow
- 负增长(負增長) negative growth; economic recession
- 尺短寸长(尺短寸長) for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice
- 辉长岩(輝長岩) gabbro
- 长龄(長齡) old age
- 左右长御(左右長御) left and right head attendants
- 长款(長款) a large section of text on an art work
- 长寿(長壽) longevity
- 长住(長住) to reside long-term
- 长庚(長庚) Venus ; a comet
- 长耳鸮(長耳鴞) long-eared owl (Asio otus)
- 鞭长莫及(鞭長莫及) the whip cannot reach; beyond one's influence; too far to be able to help
- 长期稳定性(長期穩定性) long-term stability
- 驾长(駕長) head boatman
- 码长城(碼長城) to play mahjong
- 长尾鹩鹛(長尾鷯鶥) grey-bellied wren-babbler (Spelaeornis reptatus)
- 慢长(慢長) very long; endless
- 长生果(長生果) peanut
- 长度(長度) length ; to provide emergency relief
- 银喉长尾山雀(銀喉長尾山雀) silver-throated bushtit (Aegithalos glaucogularis)
- 时长(時長) duration
- 长年累月(長年累月) year in, year out ; (over) many years
- 绵长(綿長) long and continuous (coastline, sound etc); extensive; prolonged
- 优长(優長) illustrious; outstanding
- 见长(見長) to be good at; one's forte
- 长林丰草(長林豐草) tall trees and lush vegetation
- 国务长官(國務長官) secretary of state (especially historical, or Japanese or Korean usage)
- 长发(長髮) long hair
- 消长(消長) to ebb and rise; to decrease and then grow
- 长篇累牍(長篇累牘) a very long thesis
- 长尾阔嘴鸟(長尾闊嘴鳥) long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae)
- 砌长城(砌長城) to play mahjong
- 延长线(延長線) extension cord; extended line; powerstrip
- 绝长补短(絕長補短) take from the long to supplement the short; to offset deficiencies
- 长烟(長煙) endless mist
Also contained in
萧长懋 、 长江经济带 、 长荣海运 、 长泰 、 长治县 、 和硕恪纯长公主 、 保安局局长 、 子长 、 部长会议 、 长阳县
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