Writing
漫长 (màn cháng) — how to say "long" in Chinese
漫长
Long, lengthy, protracted
adjective
Character composition
漫
boundless, to overflow
长
long, lengthy
Radicals / Keys
水
Water
#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes
長
Long
#168 · cháng · 8 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
漫长的岁月
màn cháng de suì yuè
long years
漫长的道路
màn cháng de dào lù
long road
漫长的等待
màn cháng de děng dài
long wait
Examples
等待的过程总是显得特别漫长。
The process of waiting always seems particularly long.
路很漫长。
The road is very long.
Frequently asked questions
Long in Mandarin Chinese
"long" in Chinese is 漫长 (màn cháng).
漫长 meaning in English
漫长 (màn cháng) means "Long, lengthy, protracted".
Long in Mandarin pinyin
It is pronounced màn cháng (written as man chang, manchang). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "long" in Chinese characters?
It is written 漫长: 漫 has 14 strokes, 长 has 4 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 漫长?
漫长 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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