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
- 半长轴(半長軸) semiaxis; radius
- 长嘴鹬(長嘴鷸) long-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
- 长尾朱雀(長尾朱雀) long-tailed rosefinch (Carpodacus sibiricus)
- 纵长(縱長) lengthwise
- 长生果(長生果) peanut
- 长相(長相) appearance; looks; profile; countenance
- 长尾夜鹰(長尾夜鷹) large-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)
- 官房长官(官房長官) Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan)
- 长期饭票(長期飯票) guarantee of financial support for the rest of one's life
- 长袖(長袖) long sleeves; long-sleeved shirt
- 长条(長條) strip
- 长掌义县龙(長掌義縣龍) Yixianosaurus longimanus
- 万古长青(萬古長青) to last forever; eternal
- 长豆(長豆) cowpea
- 长统袜(長統襪) stockings
- 长钉(長釘) a spike; a long nail
- 长裤(長褲) trousers
- 长靴(長靴) boot
- 长跑运动员(長跑運動員) long distance runner
- 千里搭长棚,没有不散的宴席(千里搭長棚,沒有不散的宴席) even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end
- 银喉长尾山雀(銀喉長尾山雀) silver-throated bushtit (Aegithalos glaucogularis)
- 波长(波長) wavelength
- 边长(邊長) length (of a side, geom.)
- 长柄大镰刀(長柄大鐮刀) scythe
- 特长(特長) personal strength
- 营运长(營運長) chief operating officer (COO)
- 长老(長老) an elder ; an elder monastic
- 长寿面(長壽麵) longevity noodles ; wedding noodles
- 成长率(成長率) growth rate
- 不到长城非好汉(不到長城非好漢) we are not heroes unless we reach the Great Wall
- 长嘴剑鸻(長嘴劍鴴) long-billed plover (Charadrius placidus)
- 列车长(列車長) train conductor
- 长命(長命) longevity; a long time
- 长子(長子) eldest son ; Changzi ; a tall and skinny person
- 地久天长(地久天長) the earth and sky endure forever
- 副州长(副州長) deputy governor (of a province or colony); lieutenant governor of US state
- 长卷(長卷) a long horizontal scroll
- 长风破浪(長風破浪) a long wind breaks the waves; unafraid and ambitious
- 年均增长率(年均增長率) annual rate of growth
- 长辔远驭(長轡遠馭) to control from a distance
- 财长(財長) treasurer; head of finances; minister of finance
Also contained in
长安大学 、 长德 、 长江经济带 、 右庶长 、 教育部长 、 大长今 、 长白 、 长江三峡 、 可变长度记录 、 长丰县
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