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长(長) [zhǎng] 形

1. ■ （年纪较大） older; elder; senior:

比她年长 older than her;

家兄比我年长两岁。 My brother is senior to me by two years.

他比我长一辈。 He belongs to my father's generation.

2. ■ （排行最大） eldest; oldest:

长女 eldest daughter;

长兄 eldest brother

名

1. ■ （领导人） chief; head; leader:

代表团团长 head of a delegation;

董事长 chairman of the board;

科长 section chief;

一家之长 the chief of a family

动

1. ■ （生） come into being; begin to grow; form:

长癌 get cancer;

长疮 have a boil;

长锈 get rusty;

桃树长虫了。 The peach tree is wormy.

这些树二月里长叶子。 These trees come into leaf in February.

2. ■ （生长; 成长） grow; develop:

青年时期是长身体的时期。 Youth is the time of physical growth.

她长得比母亲都高一点了。 She has grown so that she is even a little taller than her mother.

庄稼长得很旺。 The crops are growing very well.

3. ■ （增进; 增加） acquire; enhance; increase:

长见识 increase one's knowledge; gain experience;

此风不可长。 Such a tendency is not to be encouraged.

另见 cháng。