长龙
cháng lóng
Pinyin

Definition

长龙
 - 
cháng lóng
  1. long queue
  2. long line (of cars, people etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

成长
chéng zhǎng
  1. 1 to mature
  2. 2 to grow
  3. 3 growth
生龙活虎
shēng lóng huó hǔ
  1. 1 lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. vigorous and lively
长
cháng
  1. 1 length
  2. 2 long
  3. 3 forever
  4. 4 always
  5. 5 constantly
长大
zhǎng dà
  1. 1 to grow up
长相
zhǎng xiàng
  1. 1 appearance
  2. 2 looks
  3. 3 profile
  4. 4 countenance
龙
Lóng
  1. 1 surname Long
龙年
lóng nián
  1. 1 Year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2012, etc)
龙马精神
lóng mǎ jīng shén
  1. 1 old but still full of vitality (idiom)
九龙
Jiǔ lóng
  1. 1 Kowloon district of Hong Kong
亚龙湾
Yà lóng Wān
  1. 1 Yalong Bay in Sanya 三亞|三亚[Sān yà], Hainan
修长
xiū cháng
  1. 1 slender
  2. 2 lanky
  3. 3 tall and thin
倚天屠龙记
Yǐ tiān Tú lóng Jì
  1. 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. 1 overall length
  2. 2 span
冗长
rǒng cháng
  1. 1 long and tedious
  2. 2 redundant
  3. 3 superfluous
  4. 4 supernumerary
  5. 5 verbose (of writing)
副市长
fù shì zhǎng
  1. 1 deputy mayor
副部长
fù bù zhǎng
  1. 1 assistant (government) minister
副院长
fù yuàn zhǎng
  1. 1 deputy chair of board
  2. 2 vice-president (of a university etc)
加长
jiā cháng
  1. 1 to lengthen
助长
zhù zhǎng
  1. 1 to encourage
  2. 2 to foster
  3. 3 to foment
古龙
Gǔ Lóng
  1. 1 Gu Long (1938-1985), Taiwanese wuxia novelist and screenwriter

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
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
  1. 1 a giant among men (idiom)
伏龙凤雏
fú lóng fèng chú
  1. 1 hidden genius (idiom)
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
来龙去脉
lái lóng qù mài
  1. 1 the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) the whole sequence of events
  3. 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. 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. 1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
  2. 2 to use this in place of that
  3. 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. 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. 1 each displays their own strengths (idiom)
地久天长
dì jiǔ tiān cháng
  1. 1 enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal
  2. 2 for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc)
  3. 3 also written 天長地久|天长地久
大排长龙
dà pái cháng lóng
  1. 1 to form a long queue (idiom)
  2. 2 (of cars) to be bumper to bumper
大水冲了龙王庙
dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào
  1. 1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
  3. 3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
天长地久
tiān cháng dì jiǔ
  1. 1 enduring while the world lasts (idiom)
  2. 2 eternal
天长日久
tiān cháng rì jiǔ
  1. 1 after a long time (idiom)
好景不长
hǎo jǐng bù cháng
  1. 1 a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
寓意深长
yù yì shēn cháng
  1. 1 to have profound import (idiom); to be deeply significant
山长水远
shān cháng shuǐ yuǎn
  1. 1 long and arduous journey (idiom)
山高水长
shān gāo shuǐ cháng
  1. 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. 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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