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连长
lián zhǎng
Pinyin
Definition
连长
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lián zhǎng
company commander
Character Decomposition
连
辶
车
长
长
Related Words
(20)
增长
zēng zhǎng
1
to grow
2
to increase
家长
jiā zhǎng
1
head of a household
2
family head
3
patriarch
4
parent or guardian of a child
成长
chéng zhǎng
1
to mature
2
to grow
3
growth
连
Lián
1
surname Lian
连续
lián xù
1
continuous
2
in a row
3
serial
4
consecutive
连连
lián lián
1
repeatedly
2
again and again
长
cháng
1
length
2
long
3
forever
4
always
5
constantly
长大
zhǎng dà
1
to grow up
长期
cháng qī
1
long term
2
long time
3
long range (of a forecast)
长沙
Cháng shā
1
Changsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China
长相
zhǎng xiàng
1
appearance
2
looks
3
profile
4
countenance
一连
yī lián
1
in a row
2
in succession
3
running
一连串
yī lián chuàn
1
a succession of
2
a series of
修长
xiū cháng
1
slender
2
lanky
3
tall and thin
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
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
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
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
叫苦连天
jiào kǔ lián tiān
1
to whine on for days (idiom)
2
to endlessly grumble complaints
3
incessant whining
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)
哑巴吃黄连
yǎ ba chī huáng lián
1
no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
2
also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲
3
(often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū])
哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
1
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
2
unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
3
sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出
喜结连理
xǐ jié lián lǐ
1
to tie the knot (idiom)
2
to get married
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
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)
妙语连珠
miào yǔ lián zhū
1
sparkling with wit (idiom)
寓意深长
yù yì shēn cháng
1
to have profound import (idiom); to be deeply significant
屋漏偏逢连夜雨
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ
1
when it rains, it pours (idiom)
屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ
1
when it rains, it pours (idiom)
Sample Sentences
正在进行中,他们连长说还需要15分钟。
zhèngzài jìnxíng zhōng ,tāmen liánzhǎng shuō hái xūyào shíwǔ fēnzhōng 。
It is in progress and their company commander says it will take another 15 minutes.
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