长
zhǎng
Pinyin

Definition

长
 - 
zhǎng
  1. chief
  2. head
  3. elder
  4. to grow
  5. to develop
  6. to increase
  7. to enhance
长
 - 
cháng
  1. length
  2. long
  3. forever
  4. always
  5. constantly

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

增长
zēng zhǎng
  1. 1 to grow
  2. 2 to increase
家长
jiā zhǎng
  1. 1 head of a household
  2. 2 family head
  3. 3 patriarch
  4. 4 parent or guardian of a child
成长
chéng zhǎng
  1. 1 to mature
  2. 2 to grow
  3. 3 growth
漫长
màn cháng
  1. 1 very long
  2. 2 endless
长
cháng
  1. 1 length
  2. 2 long
  3. 3 forever
  4. 4 always
  5. 5 constantly
长大
zhǎng dà
  1. 1 to grow up
长期
cháng qī
  1. 1 long term
  2. 2 long time
  3. 3 long range (of a forecast)
长沙
Cháng shā
  1. 1 Changsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China
长相
zhǎng xiàng
  1. 1 appearance
  2. 2 looks
  3. 3 profile
  4. 4 countenance
修长
xiū cháng
  1. 1 slender
  2. 2 lanky
  3. 3 tall and thin
全长
quán cháng
  1. 1 overall length
  2. 2 span
冗长
rǒng cháng
  1. 1 long and tedious
  2. 2 redundant
  3. 3 superfluous
  4. 4 supernumerary
  5. 5 verbose (of writing)
副市长
fù shì zhǎng
  1. 1 deputy mayor
副部长
fù bù zhǎng
  1. 1 assistant (government) minister
副院长
fù yuàn zhǎng
  1. 1 deputy chair of board
  2. 2 vice-president (of a university etc)
加长
jiā cháng
  1. 1 to lengthen
助长
zhù zhǎng
  1. 1 to encourage
  2. 2 to foster
  3. 3 to foment
园长
yuán zhǎng
  1. 1 person in charge of a place that ends in 園|园, such as a vineyard 葡萄園|葡萄园, zoo 動物園|动物园, cemetery 陵園|陵园 etc
团长
tuán zhǎng
  1. 1 regimental command
  2. 2 head of a delegation
地久天长
dì jiǔ tiān cháng
  1. 1 enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal
  2. 2 for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc)
  3. 3 also written 天長地久|天长地久

Idioms (20)

一技之长
yī jì zhī cháng
  1. 1 proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
  2. 2 skill in a specialized area (idiom)
不经一事，不长一智
bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì
  1. 1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
来日方长
lái rì fāng cháng
  1. 1 the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
  2. 2 We'll cross that bridge when we get there
千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席
qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí
  1. 1 even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
  1. 1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
  2. 2 to use this in place of that
  3. 3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
吃一堑，长一智
chī yī qiàn , zhǎng yī zhì
  1. 1 Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.
各显所长
gè xiǎn suǒ cháng
  1. 1 each displays their own strengths (idiom)
地久天长
dì jiǔ tiān cháng
  1. 1 enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal
  2. 2 for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc)
  3. 3 also written 天長地久|天长地久
大排长龙
dà pái cháng lóng
  1. 1 to form a long queue (idiom)
  2. 2 (of cars) to be bumper to bumper
天长地久
tiān cháng dì jiǔ
  1. 1 enduring while the world lasts (idiom)
  2. 2 eternal
天长日久
tiān cháng rì jiǔ
  1. 1 after a long time (idiom)
好景不长
hǎo jǐng bù cháng
  1. 1 a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
寓意深长
yù yì shēn cháng
  1. 1 to have profound import (idiom); to be deeply significant
山长水远
shān cháng shuǐ yuǎn
  1. 1 long and arduous journey (idiom)
山高水长
shān gāo shuǐ cháng
  1. 1 high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom); fig. noble and far-reaching
张家长，李家短
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
从长计议
cóng cháng jì yì
  1. 1 to take one's time making a decision (idiom)
  2. 2 to consider at length
截长补短
jié cháng bǔ duǎn
  1. 1 take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
  2. 2 to offset each other's deficiencies
  3. 3 to complement each other
拔苗助长
bá miáo zhù zhǎng
  1. 1 to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
扬长避短
yáng cháng bì duǎn
  1. 1 to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
  2. 2 to play to one's strengths

Sample Sentences

王总，这是吴厂长。他会带您参观我们的厂房。
Wángzǒng ，zhè shì Wúchǎngzhǎng 。tā huì dài nín cānguān wǒmen de chǎngfáng 。
Mr. Wong, this is Manager Wu. He will show you around our factory building.
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我有个护士朋友说是家长想要女婿了，所以想认识认识新朋友。但是她可挑剔了，她开出来的征友条件，让人看了都傻眼。
wǒ yǒu ge hùshi péngyou shuō shì jiāzhǎng xiǎngyào nu:3xu le ，suǒyǐ xiǎng rènshi rènshi Xīn péngyou 。dànshì tā kě tiāoti le ，tā kāi chūlái de zhēngyǒu tiáojiàn ，ràng rén kàn le dōu shǎyǎn 。
I have a nurse friend who says that her parents want a son-in-law, so she wants to meet new friends. But she’s very picky, and her list of boyfriend criteria is really shocking.
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老师，我想加长考试时间。
lǎoshī ，wǒ xiǎng jiācháng kǎoshì shíjiān 。
Teacher, I want to extend the exam time.
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一年又一年过去了，她长大了，变得越来越美丽。
yīniányòuyīnián guòqù le ，tā zhǎngdà le ，biànde yuèláiyuè měilì 。
One year after another, she’s grown up to be more and more beautiful.
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但是我们的友情会天长地久。
dànshì wǒmen de yǒuqíng huì tiānchángdìjiǔ 。
But our friendship will last forever.
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爱情很难天长地久。
àiqíng hěn nán tiānchángdìjiǔ 。
It's difficult to have an everlasting relationship.
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天长地久
tiānchángdìjiǔ
To last forever
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他整天花天酒地，和朋友谈天说地，所以我们没办法天长地久。
tā zhěngtiān huātiānjiǔdì ，hé péngyou tántiānshuōdì ，suǒyǐ wǒmen méi bànfǎ tiānchángdìjiǔ 。
He spends all day indulging in all kinds of pleasure and chatting with friends. Therefore, our relationship can't last forever.
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陈部长
Chén bùzhǎng
Minister Chen
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董事长夫人；总经理夫人；经理夫人；部长夫人
dǒngshìzhǎng fūren ；zǒngjīnglǐ fūren ；jīnglǐ fūren ；bùzhǎng fūren
Chairman's wife; General manager's wife; Manager's wife; Minister's wife
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