How to say “length” in Chinese
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“Length” in Chinese is 长度, cháng dù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
长度 is read cháng dù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Its second reading is zhǎng, “grow”.
A measure of all sorts of things: 温度 — temperature, 速度 — speed, 态度 — attitude.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “长度”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 长度. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这张桌子的长度是一米二zhèzhāngzhuōzidechángdùshìyìmǐèrThe length of this table is one meter twenty.
- 两边的长度相等liǎngbiāndechángdùxiāngděngThe two sides are equal in length.
- 请测量一下这张桌子的长度qǐngcèliángyíxiàzhèzhāngzhuōzidechángdùPlease measure the length of this table.
More words from the lesson “The size of a thing”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “length” in Chinese?
“Length” in Chinese is 长度, pinyin chángdù.
What does 长度 mean?
长度 (chángdù) means “length”.
How do you write 长度?
长度 is 2 characters: 长 (cháng) — long; 度 (dù) — degree, measure; spend time. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 长度?
长度 is read chángdù. Tones: cháng — second tone, dù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“length” in the lesson “The size of a thing”
This word is from the topic “Measurements and data” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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