Chinese word dictionary

长沙湾

cháng shā wān · Cheung Sha Wan (poultry market in Hong Kong)

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Word information

Simplified长沙湾

Traditional長沙灣

Pinyincháng shā wān

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

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

沙shā

sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated

湾wān

bay, cove, gulf, inlet

How to learn 长沙湾

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.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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

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(loanword) sofa (CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1]); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post

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]