長
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zhǎng · long, lasting

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8Total strokes

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Top-middle-bottomCharacter structure

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長Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 長

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Example sentences

Notice where 長 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ zài rì běn chū shēng cháng dà le.我在日本出生長大了。

I was born and raised in Japan.

Source: Tatoeba #10250784 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhēn de děng le tā hěn cháng yí duàn shí jiàn.我真的等了她很長一段時間。

I waited for her for a really long time.

Source: Tatoeba #827553 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì shì cháng de hòu xuǎn rén zhīyī.他是市長的候選人之一。

He is one of the candidates running for mayor.

Source: Tatoeba #410729 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zài rì běn de nǎ lǐ cháng dà?你在日本的哪裡長大?

Where in Japan did you grow up?

Source: Tatoeba #900727 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hé tā yǒu yí duàn cháng tán.我和她有一段長談。

I had a long talk with her.

Source: Tatoeba #836574 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài yì tiáo hé de fù jìn cháng dà.我在一條河的附近長大。

I grew up near a river.

Source: Tatoeba #9037039 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 長 in context

  1. Say zhǎng, then recall the core meaning: long, lasting.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the top-middle-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 長 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.