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长
長
zhǎng
1.
chief
2.
head
3.
elder
4.
to grow
5.
to develop
6.
to increase
7.
to enhance
HSK 3
Very Common • Top 0%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
亭长
tíngzhǎng
ancient official title
保长
bǎozhǎng
head of a bao in the Bao-Jia system [[保甲制度<bǎojiǎzhìdù>]]
兄长
xiōngzhǎng
elder brother
助长
zhùzhǎng
to encourage
区长
qūzhǎng
district chief
司长
sīzhǎng
bureau chief
团长
tuánzhǎng
regimental command
增长
zēngzhǎng
to grow
外长
wàizhǎng
foreign minister
学长
xuézhǎng
senior or older male schoolmate
家长
jiāzhǎng
head of a household
尊长
zūnzhǎng
one's superior
局长
júzhǎng
bureau chief
州长
zhōuzhǎng
governor (of a province or colony)
市长
shìzhǎng
mayor
师长
shīzhǎng
military division level commander
年长
niánzhǎng
senior
店长
diànzhǎng
store manager
庭长
tíngzhǎng
presiding judge
厂长
chǎngzhǎng
factory director
Example Sentences (5)
我最近眼睛总是跳，大夫说是因为我长时间看电脑，眼睛太累。
Wǒ zuìjìn yǎnjing zǒng shì tiào, dàifu shuō shì yīnwèi wǒ cháng shíjiān kàn diànnǎo, yǎnjing tài lèi.
Recently my eye keeps twitching. The doctor said it's because I look at the computer for a long time and my eyes are too tired.
Text 3
就是我们班那个长着两个大眼睛，非常爱笑的女孩儿。
Jiù shì wǒmen bān nà gè zhǎngzhe liǎng gè dà yǎnjing, fēicháng àixiào de nǚháir.
It's that girl in our class with two big eyes who really loves to smile.
Text 3
一些高大的植物往往能获得更多的阳光、空气和水，而剩下的一些比较低矮的植物就只能长在这些高大植物的下面。
Yìxiē gāodà de zhíwù wǎngwǎng néng huòdé gèng duō de yángguāng, kōngqì hé shuǐ, ér shèngxià de yìxiē bǐjiào dī'ǎi de zhíwù jiù zhǐnéng zhǎng zài zhèxiē gāodà zhíwù de xiàmiàn.
Some tall plants often get more sunlight, air, and water, while some of the remaining shorter plants can only grow under these tall plants.
Text 4
在暖和、水分比较多的地方，叶子往往长得又大又厚；在阳光特别厉害、水分少的地方，叶子就会长得又细又长。
Zài nuǎnhuo, shuǐfèn bǐjiào duō de dìfāng, yèzi wǎngwǎng zhǎng de yòu dà yòu hòu; zài yángguāng tèbié lìhai, shuǐfèn shǎo de dìfāng, yèzi jiù huì zhǎng de yòu xì yòu cháng.
In warm, wetter places, leaves often grow big and thick; in places with especially strong sunlight and little moisture, leaves grow thin and long.
Text 4
没事儿，谢谢！不过现在我很幸福，因为在母亲面前我可以做一个永远长不大的孩子；在孩子面前我又是一个能照顾他的母亲，这让我有了努力的方向。
Méishìr, xièxie! Búguò xiànzài wǒ hěn xìngfú, yīnwèi zài mǔqīn miànqián wǒ kěyǐ zuò yí gè yǒngyuǎn zhǎng bú dà de háizi; zài háizi miànqián wǒ yòu shì yí gè néng zhàogù tā de mǔqīn, zhè ràng wǒ yǒu le nǔlì de fāngxiàng.
No problem, thanks! But right now I am very happy, because in front of my mother I can be a child who will never grow up; in front of my child I am also a mother who can take care of him, and this gives me a direction to strive for.
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 108
- Word Frequency Rank
- 134 of 84,292