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长龙
cháng lóng
Pinyin
Definition
长龙
-
cháng lóng
long queue
long line (of cars, people etc)
Character Decomposition
长
长
龙
龙
Related Words
(20)
成长
chéng zhǎng
1
to mature
2
to grow
3
growth
生龙活虎
shēng lóng huó hǔ
1
lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)
2
fig. vigorous and lively
长
cháng
1
length
2
long
3
forever
4
always
5
constantly
长大
zhǎng dà
1
to grow up
长相
zhǎng xiàng
1
appearance
2
looks
3
profile
4
countenance
龙
Lóng
1
surname Long
龙年
lóng nián
1
Year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2012, etc)
龙马精神
lóng mǎ jīng shén
1
old but still full of vitality (idiom)
九龙
Jiǔ lóng
1
Kowloon district of Hong Kong
亚龙湾
Yà lóng Wān
1
Yalong Bay in Sanya 三亞|三亚[Sān yà], Hainan
修长
xiū cháng
1
slender
2
lanky
3
tall and thin
倚天屠龙记
Yǐ tiān Tú lóng Jì
1
Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, wuxia (武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá], martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jīn Yōng] and its screen adaptations
全长
quán cháng
1
overall length
2
span
冗长
rǒng cháng
1
long and tedious
2
redundant
3
superfluous
4
supernumerary
5
verbose (of writing)
副市长
fù shì zhǎng
1
deputy mayor
副部长
fù bù zhǎng
1
assistant (government) minister
副院长
fù yuàn zhǎng
1
deputy chair of board
2
vice-president (of a university etc)
加长
jiā cháng
1
to lengthen
助长
zhù zhǎng
1
to encourage
2
to foster
3
to foment
古龙
Gǔ Lóng
1
Gu Long (1938-1985), Taiwanese wuxia novelist and screenwriter
Idioms
(20)
一技之长
yī jì zhī cháng
1
proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
2
skill in a specialized area (idiom)
不经一事,不长一智
bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì
1
You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
1
a giant among men (idiom)
伏龙凤雏
fú lóng fèng chú
1
hidden genius (idiom)
来日方长
lái rì fāng cháng
1
the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
2
We'll cross that bridge when we get there
来龙去脉
lái lóng qù mài
1
the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
2
(fig.) the whole sequence of events
3
causes and effects
千里搭长棚,没有不散的宴席
qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí
1
even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
1
lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
2
to use this in place of that
3
what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
吃一堑,长一智
chī yī qiàn , zhǎng yī zhì
1
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
1
each displays their own strengths (idiom)
地久天长
dì jiǔ tiān cháng
1
enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal
2
for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc)
3
also written 天長地久|天长地久
大排长龙
dà pái cháng lóng
1
to form a long queue (idiom)
2
(of cars) to be bumper to bumper
大水冲了龙王庙
dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào
1
lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
2
fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
3
a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
天长地久
tiān cháng dì jiǔ
1
enduring while the world lasts (idiom)
2
eternal
天长日久
tiān cháng rì jiǔ
1
after a long time (idiom)
好景不长
hǎo jǐng bù cháng
1
a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
寓意深长
yù yì shēn cháng
1
to have profound import (idiom); to be deeply significant
山长水远
shān cháng shuǐ yuǎn
1
long and arduous journey (idiom)
山高水长
shān gāo shuǐ cháng
1
high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom); fig. noble and far-reaching
张家长,李家短
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
1
lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
Sample Sentences
哇,那高速公路上的景象岂不是很壮观,一定大排长龙吧。
wā ,nà gāosùgōnglù shàng de jǐngxiàng qǐbùshì hěn zhuàngguān ,yīdìng dàpáichánglóng ba 。
Wow, then the scene on the highway must be pretty impressive, with tailbacks stretching back really far.
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