长
long · (bound form) length
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Etymology
Simplified form of 長; an old man with long hair and a cane
Meanings
long
(bound form) length
(bound form) strong point; forte
(bound form) to be good at
(literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr.)
chief
head
elder
to grow
to develop
to increase
to enhance
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Words with 长 928 total
Idioms with 长 272 total
to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)拔苗助长bá miáo zhù zhǎnglit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence · too far to be able to help鞭长莫及biān cháng mò jíto possess nothing except bare necessities · to live a poor or frugal life别无长物bié wú cháng wùlit. you can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom) · fig. wisdom only comes with experience不经一事，不长一智bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì