長
zhǎngcháng HSK2

long

长 (長) zhǎng frequency
grow verb
to grow or develop

这孩子今年长得很快，个头已经超过他爸爸了。

zhè hái​zi jīn​nián zhǎng de hěn kuài, gè​tóu yǐ​jīng chāo​guò tā bà​ba le.

The child has grown so fast this year that he is already taller than his father.

look/appear verb
to have the appearance of; to look (like). Often used in questions about physical appearance.
leader noun
chief, head, or elder

身为一校之长，他每天都要处理许多校务。

shēn​wéi yī xiào zhī zhǎng, tā měi tiān dōu yào chǔ​lǐ xǔ​duō xiào​wù.

As the principal, he handles many school affairs every day.

increase verb
to increase or enhance

出外旅游可以长见识。

chū​wài lǚ​yóu kě​yǐ zhǎng jiàn​shi.

Traveling can broaden one's horizons.

neighborhood head noun
the elected head of a neighborhood or village administrative unit in Taiwan.

这位里长非常关心社区的发展。

zhè wèi lǐ zhǎng fēi​cháng guān​xīn shè​qū de fā​zhǎn.

This neighborhood head cares deeply about the community's development.

长 (長) cháng
long adjective
of great extent in space or time; length

这条绳子有五米长。

zhè tiáo shéng​zi yǒu wǔ mǐ cháng.

This rope is five meters long.

forte noun
strong point; to be good at something

人各有所长，我们不应该随便轻视他人。

rén gè​yǒu​suǒ​cháng, wǒ​men bù yīng​gāi suí​biàn qīng​shì tā​rén.

Everyone has their own strengths; we shouldn't look down on others lightly.

surplus noun
surplus; extra; spare

他生活简朴，身无长物。

tā shēng​huó jiǎn​pǔ, shēn wú cháng wù.

He lives a simple life and has no worldly possessions.

Frequency
Character
Written text
109th most common 1768.2 per million
Movie subtitles
190th most common 909.4 per million appears in 95% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
362.9 per million appears in 73% of films
Written text
467.4 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 2
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Simplified
长
Strokes
8
Unicode
U+9577

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)