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长城
長城
Chángchéng
1.
the Great Wall
HSK 4
Noun
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (6)
码长城
mǎchángchéng
to play mahjong (lit. to build the great wall) (colloquial)
万里长城
WànlǐChángchéng
the Great Wall
长城饭店
ChángchéngFàndiàn
Great Wall Hotel (Beijing Sheraton [[喜來登|喜来登]])
防火长城
fánghuǒchángchéng
the Great Firewall of China (Internet censorship)
不到长城非好汉
bùdàoChángchéngfēihǎohàn
lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal
中国长城工业公司
ZhōngguóChángchéngGōngyèGōngsī
China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC)
Example Sentences (2)
你看天上的云，今天肯定有大雨。再说，香山上看红叶的人太多了。咱们改天去长城吧，广播里说那里也有不少专门看红叶的好地方。
Nǐ kàn tiānshàng de yún, jīntiān kěndìng yǒu dàyǔ. Zàishuō, xiāngshān shàng kàn hóngyè de rén tài duō le. Zánmen gǎitiān qù chángchéng ba, guǎngbō lǐ shuō nàlǐ yě yǒu bùshǎo zhuānmén kàn hóngyè de hǎo dìfāng.
Look at the clouds in the sky; there will definitely be heavy rain today. Besides, there are too many people on Xiangshan watching the red leaves. Let's go to the Great Wall another day; the radio says there are also quite a few good places there specifically for viewing red leaves.
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真可惜，我还想多照点儿香山的照片呢。去长城倒是一个好主意，那我们明天去吧。
Zhēn kěxī, wǒ hái xiǎng duō zhào diǎnr xiāngshān de zhàopiàn ne. Qù chángchéng dào shì yí gè hǎo zhǔyì, nà wǒmen míngtiān qù ba.
What a pity, I still wanted to take more photos of Xiangshan. Going to the Great Wall is actually a good idea; then let's go tomorrow.
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