长寿 (長壽)
cháng shòu
Pinyin

Definition

长寿 (長壽)
 - 
cháng shòu
  1. longevity
  2. ability to live long
  3. long lived
长寿 (長壽)
 - 
Cháng shòu
  1. Changshou suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

增长
zēng zhǎng
  1. 1 to grow
  2. 2 to increase
家长
jiā zhǎng
  1. 1 head of a household
  2. 2 family head
  3. 3 patriarch
  4. 4 parent or guardian of a child
成长
chéng zhǎng
  1. 1 to mature
  2. 2 to grow
  3. 3 growth
漫长
màn cháng
  1. 1 very long
  2. 2 endless
长
cháng
  1. 1 length
  2. 2 long
  3. 3 forever
  4. 4 always
  5. 5 constantly

Idioms (20)

一技之长
yī jì zhī cháng
  1. 1 proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
  2. 2 skill in a specialized area (idiom)
不经一事，不长一智
bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì
  1. 1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
人寿年丰
rén shòu nián fēng
  1. 1 long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom); stable and affluent society
  2. 2 prosperity
来日方长
lái rì fāng cháng
  1. 1 the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
  2. 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. 1 even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)

Sample Sentences

不会吧？现在人们的生活质量变好了，身体也越来越健康。老人健康长寿是件多么有福气的事情啊，怎么被你说得跟祸害似的？
bùhuì ba ？xiànzài rénmen de shēnghuó zhìliàng biànhǎo le ，shēntǐ yě yuèláiyuè jiànkāng 。lǎorén jiànkāng chángshòu shì jiàn duōme yǒu fúqì de shìqing ā ，zěnme bèi nǐ shuō de gēn huòhài shìde ？
No way-- people's quality of life is better these days, and they're healthier all the time. It's wonderful that old people are living longer, healthier lives. How can you make it sound like a disaster?
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