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Trad. 長
- long
- (bound form) length
- (bound form) strong point; forte
- (bound form) to be good at
- (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
Trad. 長途
- long distance
- long-distance phone call (abbr. for 長途電話|长途电话[chang2 tu2 dian4 hua4])
- long-distance coach (abbr. for 長途汽車|长途汽车[chang2 tu2 qi4 che1])
Trad. 長久
- long-time; long-term
- lasting; enduring; permanent
- for a long time
Trad. 長開
- to grow into one's looks; (of a young person) to develop more attractive facial features as one grows older
Trad. 長陽
- see 長陽土家族自治縣|长阳土家族自治县[Chang2 yang2 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
Trad. 股長
- person in charge of a 股[gu3] (section or department)
- head
- chief
- director
- (in a class in a school) student responsible for a specific duty, e.g. 風紀股長|风纪股长[feng1 ji4 gu3 zhang3] discipline monitor
Trad. 長安
- Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1]), capital of several Chinese dynasties from 202 BC to 907 CE
- see 長安區|长安区[Chang2 an1 Qu1]
Trad. 長官
- senior official
- senior officer
- commanding officer
- CL:位[wei4]
- sir (term of address for senior officer)
Trad. 長寧
- Changning County in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[Yi2 bin1], Sichuan
- Changning District in Shanghai
Trad. 園長
- person in charge of a place that ends in 園|园, such as a vineyard 葡萄園|葡萄园, zoo 動物園|动物园, cemetery 陵園|陵园 etc
Trad. 冗長
- long and tedious
- redundant
- superfluous
- supernumerary
- verbose (of writing)
Trad. 元長
- Yuanchang township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
Trad. 揚長
- with swagger
- ostentatiously
- to make the best use of one's strengths
Trad. 長平
- Changping, place name in Gaoping County 高平縣|高平县, southern Shanxi, the scene of the great battle of 262-260 BC between Qin and Zhao
Trad. 長庚
- Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the west after dusk
Trad. 防長
- abbr. for 國防部長|国防部长[guo2 fang2 bu4 zhang3], Minister of Defense
Trad. 長廊
- promenade
- long hallway
- Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京頤和園|北京颐和园[Bei3 jing1 Yi2 he2 yuan2]
Trad. 長揖
- to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting)
Trad. 家長
- head of a household
- family head
- patriarch
- parent or guardian of a child
Trad. 站長
- person in charge of a train station 車站|车站[che1 zhan4] (stationmaster), website 網站|网站[wang3 zhan4] (webmaster), volunteer center 志工站[zhi4 gong1 zhan4] (center manager), etc
Trad. 長榮
- Evergreen (Group), Taiwan-based shipping and transportation conglomerate
Trad. 長樂
- see 長樂區|长乐区[Chang2 le4 Qu1]
- Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern Dynasties 西魏[Xi1 Wei4], given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门[Tu3 men2]
Trad. 課長
- section chief (of an administrative unit)
- head (of a department)
Trad. 長殘
- (slang) to grow up unattractive; to lose one's looks as one grows older
Trad. 部長
- head of a (government etc) department
- section chief
- section head
- secretary
- minister
- CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
Trad. 徒長
- (of a plant) to experience excessive vegetative growth (at the expense of flowering or fruiting)
Trad. 州長
- governor (of a province or colony)
- (US) state governor
- (Australian) state premier
Trad. 長清
- Changqing district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市[Ji3 nan2 shi4], Shandong
Trad. 長漂
- rafting on the Yangtze River (abbr. for 長江漂流|长江漂流[Chang2 Jiang1 piao1 liu2])
Trad. 長濱
- Changbin or Changpin township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan
Trad. 長照
- (Tw) (social welfare) long-term care (abbr. for 長期照顧|长期照顾[chang2 qi1 zhao4 gu5])
Trad. 長物
- (literary) things other than the bare necessities of life
- item of some value
- Taiwan pr. [zhang4 wu4]
Trad. 院長
- the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board; university president; college dean; premier of the Republic of China
- CL:個|个[ge4]
Trad. 身長
- height (of person)
- length of clothing from shoulders to bottom (tailor or dressmaker's measure)
Trad. 長白
- see 長白朝鮮族自治縣|长白朝鲜族自治县[Chang2 bai2 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
Trad. 總長
- name used for cabinet ministers between 1912-1927, superseded by 部長|部长[bu4 zhang3]
Trad. 長眠
- (euphemism) to rest eternally; to lie buried in (one's final resting place)
Trad. 痴長
- to not be wiser despite being older
- (humble) to be older than (you) by
Trad. 長眼
- to have eyes
- (fig.) to look where one is going; to watch one's step; to be cautious
Trad. 長短
- length
- accident; mishap
- right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits
Trad. 長空
- (literary) the vast sky
- (finance) eventual downturn
- poor prospects in the long term