Chinese word dictionary

长揖

cháng yī · to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting)

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Simplified长揖

Traditional長揖

Pinyincháng yī

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

长zhǎng

long, lasting; to excel in

揖yī

to bow, to salute; to defer, to yield

How to learn 长揖

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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长cháng

long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])

校长xiàozhǎng

(college, university) president; headmaster; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

队长duìzhǎng

captain; team leader; CL:個|个[ge4]

家长jiāzhǎng

head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child

院长yuànzhǎng

the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board; university president; college dean; premier of the Republic of China; CL:個|个[ge4]

增长zēngzhǎng

to grow; to increase