cháng

length

HSK 2

한자 분해

Usage of (cháng)

The character primarily means "long" or "length" and is used to describe the physical length of objects, time duration, or abstract extents. It is a common adjective and noun in everyday conversation.

Common contexts

  • Physical length: describing objects like rivers, hair, clothes.
  • Duration: expressing long periods of time.
  • Superlative forms: used in phrases like "" (the longest).

Collocations and patterns

  • 时间 (cháng shíjiān): long time, often used to talk about durations.
  • (tài cháng le): too long, a common phrase to express something exceeds desired length.
  • ... (bǐ... cháng): comparative structure meaning "longer than...".

Notes

  • can also be pronounced zhǎng with a different meaning (to grow, leader), but here we focus on the cháng pronunciation.
  • When describing length, usually comes after the noun it modifies, e.g., 头发 (hair is long).
  • Avoid confusing with (duǎn), which means "short."

예문

这条河很长。

Zhè tiáo hé hěn cháng.

This river is very long.

他的头发比我的长。

Tā de tóufa bǐ wǒ de cháng.

His hair is longer than mine.

这条裤子太长了,需要剪短一点。

Zhè tiáo kùzi tài cháng le, xūyào jiǎn duǎn yīdiǎn.

These pants are too long; they need to be shortened a bit.

他在公司工作了很长时间。

Tā zài gōngsī gōngzuò le hěn cháng shíjiān.

He has worked at the company for a long time.

长江是中国最长的河流。

Cháng Jiāng shì Zhōngguó zuì cháng de héliú.

The Yangtze River is the longest river in China.