How to say “long” in Chinese
long, endless
“Long” in Chinese is 漫长, màn cháng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
漫长 is read màn cháng: 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
On the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, 曼 màn — as in 慢 màn. In 浪漫 the characters were chosen for their sound: “romantic”.
Its second reading is zhǎng, “grow”.
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 “漫长”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 漫长. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 北方的冬天寒冷而漫长běifāngdedōngtiānhánlěngérmànchángWinter in the north is cold and long.
More words from the lesson “Time drags, flies and waits for no one”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “long” in Chinese?
“Long” in Chinese is 漫长, pinyin màncháng.
What does 漫长 mean?
漫长 (màncháng) means “long, endless”.
How do you write 漫长?
漫长 is 2 characters: 漫 (màn) — overflow; free, unrestrained; 长 (cháng) — long. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 漫长?
漫长 is read màncháng. Tones: màn — fourth tone, cháng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“long” in the lesson “Time drags, flies and waits for no one”
This word is from the topic “Time and deadlines” of HSK 6. 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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