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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[cháng]
  1. 1. adjective long
    long hair
  2. 2. noun [长度] length
    这张桌子有两米
    This table is two metres in length.
  3. 3. noun [长处] strong point
    补短
    learn from others' strong points

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[cháng]
  1. 1. adjective (of space or time) long
    这条河很
    This is a long river.
    夏季昼夜短。
    In summer the days are long and the nights short.
    的柳条垂到湖面。
    The long willow twigs hang low, brushing against the surface of the lake.
    这件衣服太了,我穿不了。
    无聊的时候,日子变得漫
    黑夜何时才到尽头?
  2. 2. noun length
    南京江大桥全六千七百七十二米。
    The overall length of the Changjiang River Bridge at Nanjing is 6,772 metres.
    我有一块三十厘米的直尺。
  3. 3. noun strong point; forte
    取人之,补己之短
    overcome one's shortcomings by learning from others' strong points
    你最好能有一技之
  4. 4. verb be good at; be proficient in
    于刺绣。
    She is good at embroidery. or Embroidery is her forte.
    于滑冰。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[cháng]
  1. 1. 从一端到另一端的距离大
    这座桥很
    发(fà)
  2. 2. 某段时间的起讫点之间的距离大
    时间拖得太
    日久天
  3. 3.
    由头至尾两米多
    十多公里
  4. 4. 优点;
    避短
    一技之
  5. 5. 在某方面有特
    于书法篆刻
    一无所
  6. 6. 笔顺是眣眑眕??,4画

Examples

这孩子得白白净净的。
The child has a fair complexion. 白净
庄稼得真棒。
The crops are excellent.
他比我(小)一辈。
He's one generation my senior (junior).
这个瓶子脖儿
The bottle has a long neck.
这块地的麦子得不大离儿。
The wheat on this field is not bad. 不大离儿
这孩子一年不见,这么高了。
It's only a year since I last saw the child and he's grown so tall. 不见
外贸部部
Minister of Foreign Trade 部长
省委宣传部部
Director of the Propaganda Department of a provincial Party committee 部长
才干
enhance one's abilities 才干
距离赛跑
a long-distance race 长距离

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