長 (coeng4) — (of distance and time) long | [antonym] 短 in Cantonese
coengˎ₄長
简 长
Mandarin Pinyin: chang2
Meaning of 長
noun(of distance and time) long | [antonym] 短
nounexcel in; be good at
nounforte; strong point
nounlength; distance
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Example Sentences with 長
一呎是十二吋長
One foot is twelve inches long.
個木橈只有一尺長，點用嚟撐船呀
How can we use a mere one-feet long paddle to punt the boat?
呢壇嘢要從長計議，小心駛得晚年船呀
We must consider this matter more carefully; being cautious will help us go a long way.
ginˍ₆件siˍ₆事gongˊ²講heiˊ²起leiˎ₄嚟zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係jatˉ¹一patˉ¹疋bou˗₃布gam˗₃咁coengˎ₄長。
It's a long incident/story to talk about.
古典音樂我比較鐘意長笛獨奏
As far as classical music is concerned, I prefer solo flute.
Words Containing 長
山長水遠saan1 coeng4 seoi2 jyun5
to travel a large distance
廳長teng1 zoeng2
head of department
機長gei1 zoeng2
captain, chief pilot
店長dim3 zoeng2
store supervisor / manager
長頸鹿coeng4 geng2 luk2
Giraffe, literally "long necked deer". Traditionally known as 麒麟.
律政司司長leot6 zing3 si1 si1 zoeng2
Secretary for Justice -- head of the Department of Justice
百夫長baak3 fu1 zoeng2
centurion
增長率zang1 zoeng2 leot2
growth rate (esp. in economics)
小組長siu2 zou2 zoeng2
a group leader, unit leader, team supervisor; a gang boss
長久的coeng4 gau2 dik1
timeproof
靈長目ling4 zoeng2 muk6
primate — any member of an order of mammalian vertebrates with forward-facing eyes and opposing digits, e.g. human, ape, monkey etc.
處長cyu3 zoeng2
department head; section chief
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