长 [cháng]

• 形容词
  • （两端之间的距离大， 兼指时间和空间） long:

    In summer the days are long and the nights short.

    夏季昼长夜短。

    This is a long river.

    这条河很长。

  • （引申为永远） forever; lasting:

    depart from the world forever; pass away

    与世长辞

• 名词
  • （长度） length:

    The length of the bridge is 200 metres.

    那座桥有200米长。

    The boat won by three lengths.

    这只艇以3艇长之差得胜。

  • （长处） strong point; forte:

    overcome one's shortcomings by learning from others' strong points

    取人之长，补己之短

  • （姓氏） a surname:

    Chang Wuzi

    长武子

• 动词
  • （对某事做得特别好; 擅长） be good at; be strong in:
  • （对某事做得特别好; 擅长） be good at; be strong in:

    She is good at painting.; Painting is her forte.

    她长于绘画。

• 副词
  • （常） often:
  • （常） often:

    go about sth. little by little without a letup

    细水长流

长 [zhǎng]

• 形容词
  • （年纪较大） older; elder; senior:

    older than her;

    比她年长

    My brother is senior to me by two years.

    家兄比我年长两岁。

  • （排行最大） eldest; oldest:

    eldest daughter;

    长女

    eldest brother

    长兄

• 名词
  • （领导人） chief; head; leader:
  • （领导人） chief; head; leader:

    head of a delegation;

    代表团团长

    chairman of the board;

    董事长

• 动词
  • （生） come into being; begin to grow; form:

    get cancer;

    长癌

    have a boil;

    长疮

  • （生长; 成长） grow; develop:

    Youth is the time of physical growth.

    青年时期是长身体的时期。

    She has grown so that she is even a little taller than her mother.

    她长得比母亲都高一点了。

  • （增进; 增加） acquire; enhance; increase:

    increase one's knowledge; gain experience;

    长见识

    Such a tendency is not to be encouraged.

    此风不可长。