长 (pinyin: zhǎng, written "zhang" or "zhang") means (cháng) long; (zhǎng) to grow; older; chief. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 长.
Meaning
(cháng) long; (zhǎng) to grow; older; chief
Stroke order
长
Examples
这条线路全长一千八百公里,最高时速三百五十公里。
zhè tiáo xiàn lù quán cháng yì qiān bā bǎi gōng lǐ, zuì gāo shí sù sān bǎi wǔ shí gōng lǐ.
The line is 1,800 kilometers in total length, with a top speed of 350 km/h.
公司CEO表示,这次扩张主要是为了服务当地不断增长的市场。
gōng sī CEO biǎo shì, zhè cì kuò zhāng zhǔ yào shì wèi le fú wù dāng dì bú duàn zēng zhǎng de shì chǎng.
The company's CEO stated that this expansion is mainly to serve the continuously growing local markets.
中午之后,他突然发现一个奇怪的事:时间变长了。一下午做的事比平时一整天都多。
zhōng wǔ zhī hòu, tā tū rán fā xiàn yí ge qí guài de shì: shí jiān biàn cháng le. yí xià wǔ zuò de shì bǐ píng shí yì zhěng tiān dōu duō.
After noon, he suddenly noticed something strange: time had stretched. He'd done more in one afternoon than usually in a full day.