长 cháng HSK 2
Adjectives

长 — to grow; leader; senior

Stroke order
Example sentences
这 zhè 条 tiáo 路 lù 很 hěn 长 cháng
This road is very long.
孩子 hái zi 长 zhǎng 大 dà 了 le
The child has grown up.
他 tā 是 shì 组长 zǔ zhǎng
He is the group leader.
他 tā 的 de 头发 tóu fa 很 hěn 长 cháng
His hair is very long.
Grammar note

As zhǎng, it means to grow or to hold a senior position. Appears in compounds like 组长 (group leader) and 校长 (principal).

Has two readings: cháng (long) and zhǎng (to grow, leader). The meaning depends on the pinyin.

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Words from the sentences
这 zhè this; this one 条 tiáo classifier for long, flexible objects 路 lù road; highway; street 很 hěn very 孩子 háizi child; son or daughter 大 dà big; large 了 le particle indicating change or completed action 他 tā he 是 shì to be; yes (affirmation) 组长 zǔzhǎng group leader 的 de possessive or attributive particle 头发 tóufa hair
HSK2 categories
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