over a long period of time; long-term; long-lasting
2.
长途
cháng tú
:
long-distance
3.
长久
cháng jiǔ
:
permanently; long; long term
4.
延长
yán cháng
:
lengthen; prolong; extend; renew
Sentences:
1. This is a long river.
zhè
tiáo
hé
hěn
cháng
。
这
条
河
很
长
。
这
:
this
条
:
measure word
河
:
river
很
:
very
长
:
long
2. This table is two metres in length.
zhè
zhāng
zhuō
zi
yǒu
liǎng
mǐ
cháng
。
这
张
桌
子
有
两
米
长
。
这
:
this
张
:
measure word
桌子
:
table
有
:
have
两
:
two
米
:
meter
长
:
length; long
3. Learn from others’ strong points.
qǔ
cháng
bǔ
duǎn
。
取
长
补
短
。
取
:
get, take
长
:
strong points
补
:
mend, patch, make up
短
:
weaknesses
4. He’s thinking of living here permanently.
tā
dǎ
suàn
zài
zhèr
ér
cháng
jiǔ
zhù
xià
qù
。
他
打
算
在
这
儿
长
久
住
下
去
。
他
:
he
打算
:
plan
在
:
at
这儿
:
here
长久
:
permanently
住
:
stay
下去
:
go on (doing something); continue
2 thoughts on “长”
In sentence 4, the pinyin is very confusing. Can you please fix it?
E.g. cháng is on top of the character 儿, jiǔ is on top of the character 长 and zhù is over the top of 久.
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In sentence 4, the pinyin is very confusing. Can you please fix it?
E.g. cháng is on top of the character 儿, jiǔ is on top of the character 长 and zhù is over the top of 久.
Hi Karin,
I have corrected the Pinyin error.
Thanks.