cháng

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  1. 1. length
  2. 2. long
  3. 3. forever
  4. 4. always
  5. 5. constantly

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Words Containing 长

一技之长
yī jì zhī cháng

proficiency in a particular field (idiom)

一长一短
yī cháng yī duǎn

talking endlessly; long-winded

修长
xiū cháng

slender

全长
quán cháng

overall length

冗长
rǒng cháng

long and tedious

司长
sī zhǎng

bureau chief

团长
tuán zhǎng

regimental command

土生土长
tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng

locally born and bred

增长
zēng zhǎng

to grow

天长地久
tiān cháng dì jiǔ

enduring while the world lasts (idiom)

家长
jiā zhǎng

family head

专长
zhuān cháng

specialty

局长
jú zhǎng

bureau chief

市长
shì zhǎng

mayor

师长
shī zhǎng

military division level commander

厂长
chǎng zhǎng

factory director

延长
yán cháng

Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi

成长
chéng zhǎng

to mature

所长
suǒ cháng

what one is good at

所长
suǒ zhǎng

head of an institute etc

拔苗助长
bá miáo zhù zhǎng

to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)

擅长
shàn cháng

to be good at; to be expert in

会长
huì zhǎng

president of a club, committee etc

校长
xiào zhǎng

(college, university) president

滋长
zī zhǎng

to grow (usually of abstract things)

漫长
màn cháng

very long

特长
tè cháng

personal strength

班长
bān zhǎng

class monitor

生长
shēng zhǎng

to grow

组长
zǔ zhǎng

group leader

船长
chuán zhǎng

captain (of a boat)

万古长青
wàn gǔ cháng qīng

remain fresh

董事长
dǒng shì zhǎng

chairman of the board of directors

处长
chù zhǎng

department head

部长
bù zhǎng

head of a (government etc) department

长久
cháng jiǔ

(for a) long time

长假
cháng jià

long vacation

长城
cháng chéng

the Great Wall

长寿
cháng shòu

Changshou suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

长大
zhǎng dà

to grow up

长度
cháng dù

length

长征
cháng zhēng

Long March (retreat of the Red Army 1934-1935)

长效
cháng xiào

to be effective over an extended period

长期
cháng qī

long term

长期以来
cháng qī yǐ lái

for a long time

长江
cháng jiāng

Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang

长相
zhǎng xiàng

appearance

长短
cháng duǎn

length

长处
cháng chù

good aspects

长足
cháng zú

remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)

长跑
cháng pǎo

long-distance running

长辈
zhǎng bèi

one's elders

长途
cháng tú

long distance

长达
cháng dá

to extend as long as

长远
cháng yuǎn

long-term

院长
yuàn zhǎng

the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuàn]

队长
duì zhǎng

captain

一无所长
yī wú suǒ cháng

not having any special skill

三长两短
sān cháng liǎng duǎn

unexpected misfortune

不到长城非好汉
bù dào cháng chéng fēi hǎo hàn

lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal

不经一事,不长一智
bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì

you can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom)

不长眼睛
bù zhǎng yǎn jing

see 沒長眼睛|没长眼睛[méi zhǎng yǎn jing]

不长进
bù zhǎng jìn

not improving

中国长城工业公司
zhōng guó cháng chéng gōng yè gōng sī

China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC)

中长跑
zhōng cháng pǎo

middle distance race

久长
jiǔ cháng

a long time

亭长
tíng zhǎng

ancient official title

伸长
shēn cháng

to stretch; to extend

来日方长
lái rì fāng cháng

the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later

保安局局长
bǎo ān jú jú zhǎng

Secretary for Security (Hong Kong)

保长
bǎo cháng

(math.) distance-preserving

保长
bǎo zhǎng

head of a bao 保[bǎo] in the baojia 保甲[bǎo jiǎ] system

保长对应
bǎo cháng duì yìng

(math.) distance-preserving correspondence

做厅长
zuò tīng zhǎng

(jocular) to sleep on the couch; to sleep in the living room

元长
yuán cháng

Yuanchang township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

元长乡
yuán cháng xiāng

Yuanchang township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

兄长
xiōng zhǎng

elder brother

光波长
guāng bō cháng

optical wavelength

兔子尾巴长不了
tù zi wěi ba cháng bu liǎo

rabbits don't have long tails (idiom)

内政部长
nèi zhèng bù zhǎng

Minister of the Interior

典狱长
diǎn yù zhǎng

warden

冗长度
rǒng cháng dù

(level of) redundancy

冗长辩论
rǒng cháng biàn lùn

filibuster

列车长
liè chē zhǎng

conductor

别无长物
bié wú cháng wù

to possess nothing except bare necessities

副州长
fù zhōu zhǎng

deputy governor (of a province or colony)

副市长
fù shì zhǎng

deputy mayor

副校长
fù xiào zhǎng

vice-principal

副秘书长
fù mì shū zhǎng

vice-secretary

副议长
fù yì zhǎng

vice-chairman

副部长
fù bù zhǎng

assistant (government) minister

副院长
fù yuàn zhǎng

deputy chair of board

加长
jiā cháng

to lengthen

助长
zhù zhǎng

to encourage

包长
bāo cháng

packet size (computing)

北长尾山雀
běi cháng wěi shān què

(bird species of China) long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)

区长
qū zhǎng

district chief

千里搭长棚,没有不散的宴席
qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí

even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)

半长轴
bàn cháng zhóu

semiaxis

南北长
nán běi cháng

north-south distance

南长
nán cháng

Nanchang district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[wú xī shì], Jiangsu

南长区
nán cháng qū

Nanchang district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[wú xī shì], Jiangsu

参谋总长
cān móu zǒng zhǎng

army Chief of Staff

参谋长
cān móu zhǎng

chief of staff

友谊地久天长
yǒu yì dì jiǔ tiān cháng

Auld Lang Syne, Scottish song with lyrics by Robert Burns 羅伯特·伯恩斯|罗伯特·伯恩斯[luó bó tè · bó ēn sī], sung to mark the start of a new year or as a farewell

友谊天长地久
yǒu yì tiān cháng dì jiǔ

see 友誼地久天長|友谊地久天长[yǒu yì dì jiǔ tiān cháng]

取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn

lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)

吃一堑,长一智
chī yī qiàn , zhǎng yī zhì

Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.

各显所长
gè xiǎn suǒ cháng

each displays their own strengths (idiom)

君子坦荡荡,小人长戚戚
jūn zi tǎn dàng dàng , xiǎo rén cháng qī qī

good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked

君长
jūn zhǎng

the monarch and his ministers

周长
zhōu cháng

perimeter

啦啦队长
lā lā duì zhǎng

cheerleader

国务长官
guó wù zhǎng guān

secretary of state (esp. historical, or Japanese or Korean usage)

国会议长
guó huì yì zhǎng

chair (or president, speaker etc) of national congress

国防部长
guó fáng bù zhǎng

Defense secretary

园长
yuán zhǎng

person in charge of a place that ends in 園|园, such as a vineyard 葡萄園|葡萄园, zoo 動物園|动物园, cemetery 陵園|陵园 etc

地久天长
dì jiǔ tiān cháng

enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal

执行长
zhí xíng zhǎng

chief executive

增长天
zēng zhǎng tiān

Virudhaka (one of the Heavenly Kings)

增长率
zēng zhǎng lǜ

growth rate (esp. in economics)

寿命不长
shòu mìng bù cháng

one's days are numbered

外交部长
wài jiāo bù zhǎng

minister of foreign affairs

外长
wài zhǎng

foreign minister

大修道院长
dà xiū dào yuàn zhǎng

abbot

大排长龙
dà pái cháng lóng

to form a long queue (idiom)

大长今
dà cháng jīn

Dae Jang Geum, a 2003 Korean historical drama TV series

大长嘴地鸫
dà cháng zuǐ dì dōng

(bird species of China) long-billed thrush (Zoothera monticola)

大长腿
dà cháng tuǐ

(coll.) (a person's) long legs

天长
tiān cháng

Tianchang, county-level city in Chuzhou 滁州[chú zhōu], Anhui

天长市
tiān cháng shì

Tianchang, county-level city in Chuzhou 滁州[chú zhōu], Anhui

天长日久
tiān cháng rì jiǔ

after a long time (idiom)

好景不长
hǎo jǐng bù cháng

a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)

委员长
wěi yuán zhǎng

head of a committee

子长
zǐ cháng

Zichang county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi

子长县
zǐ cháng xiàn

Zichang county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi

官房长官
guān fáng zhǎng guān

chief cabinet secretary (Japan)

家长制
jiā zhǎng zhì

patriarchal system

家长家短
jiā cháng jiā duǎn

family goings-on

家长会
jiā zhǎng huì

parent-teacher conference

寓意深长
yù yì shēn cháng

to have profound import (idiom); to be deeply significant

审判长
shěn pàn zhǎng

presiding judge

审计长
shěn jì zhǎng

auditor

尊长
zūn zhǎng

one's superior

尺有所短,寸有所长
chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn , cùn yǒu suǒ cháng

lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb)

山长水远
shān cháng shuǐ yuǎn

long and arduous journey (idiom)

山高水长
shān gāo shuǐ cháng

high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom); fig. noble and far-reaching

州长
zhōu zhǎng

governor (of a province or colony)

师夷长技以制夷
shī yí cháng jì yǐ zhì yí

\learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them\, idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源[wèi yuán]

年均增长率
nián jūn zēng zhǎng lǜ

annual rate of growth

年长
nián zhǎng

senior

干事长
gàn shi zhǎng

secretary-general

几何级数增长
jǐ hé jí shù zēng zhǎng

exponential increase

店长
diàn zhǎng

store manager

库克船长
kù kè chuán zhǎng

Captain James Cook (1728-1779), British navigator and explorer

庭长
tíng zhǎng

presiding judge

厨师长
chú shī zhǎng

executive chef

厅长
tīng zhǎng

head of provincial PRC government department

延长线
yán cháng xiàn

extension cord

延长县
yán cháng xiàn

Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi

弓长岭
gōng cháng lǐng

Gongchangling district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市[liáo yáng shì], Liaoning

弓长岭区
gōng cháng lǐng qū

Gongchangling district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市[liáo yáng shì], Liaoning

弧线长
hú xiàn cháng

arc length

弧长
hú cháng

arc length (the length of a curve segment)

弧长参数
hú cháng cān shù

parametrization by arc length (of a space curve)

张家长,李家短
zhāng jiā cháng , lǐ jiā duǎn

lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors

从长计议
cóng cháng jì yì

to take one's time making a decision (idiom)

悠长
yōu cháng

long

意味深长
yì wèi shēn cháng

profound

慢长
màn cháng

extremely long

成长型思维
chéng zhǎng xíng sī wéi

growth mindset

成长率
chéng zhǎng lǜ

growth rate

截长补短
jié cháng bǔ duǎn

take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)

打长工
dǎ cháng gōng

to work as long-term hired hand

打长途
dǎ cháng tú

to make a long distance call

拉长
lā cháng

to lengthen

拉长脸
lā cháng liǎn

to pull a long face

拖长
tuō cháng

to lengthen

排起长队
pái qǐ cháng duì

to form a long line (i.e. of people waiting)

排长
pái zhǎng

platoon leader

探长
tàn zhǎng

(police) detective

扬长
yáng cháng

with swagger

扬长而去
yáng cháng ér qù

to swagger off

扬长避短
yáng cháng bì duǎn

to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)

揠苗助长
yà miáo zhù zhǎng

see 拔苗助長|拔苗助长[bá miáo zhù zhǎng]

放长线钓大鱼
fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú

use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns

教务长
jiào wù zhǎng

provost

教学相长
jiào xué xiāng zhǎng

when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit

教育部长
jiào yù bù zhǎng

Minister of Education

教长
jiào zhǎng

dean

斜长石
xié cháng shí

plagioclase (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar)

族长
zú zhǎng

clan elder

春生,夏长,秋收,冬藏
chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng

sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)

时长
shí cháng

duration

昼短夜长
zhòu duǎn yè cháng

the winter days are short and the nights long (idiom)

最年长
zuì nián zhǎng

eldest

会长团
huì zhǎng tuán

presidency (Mormon Church)

李长春
lǐ cháng chūn

Li Changchun (1944-), PRC politician

村长
cūn zhǎng

village chief

东家长西家短
dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn

to gossip (idiom)