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长
cháng
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- pinyin
- cháng
- simplified
- 长
- traditional
- 長
1 · adjective
long
一端到另一端的距离较大。
Use chang2 for length, not zhang3 for growing or a person in charge.
This rope is too long, so I coiled up the extra length.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
这根绳子太长，我把多余的部分绕了起来。
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