speciality ( 英 ) specialty ( 美 )

slender

elder brother

long-winded

military commander

perimeter

increase ⇒ 控制人口增长 kòngzhì rénkǒu zēngzhǎng → control the increase in population

how long

( 一家之长 ) head of the family

director

teacher

extend

drawn-out

grow up ( pt grew ) , pp grown

be skilled in ⇒ 擅长外交 shàncháng wàijiāo → be skilled in diplomacy ⇒ 擅长武术 shàncháng wǔshù → be skilled at martial arts

principal

grow ( pt grew ) , pp grown

endless

speciality ( 英 ) specialty ( 美 )

( 植物 ) grow ( pt grew ) , pp grown

long ⇒ 绵长的岁月 miáncháng de suìyuè → many years

be good at

( 指部落首领 ) tribal chief

long-term ⇒ 长久之计 cháng jiǔ zhī jì → long-term plan

be good at

extended break

crop growth

sigh deeply

the Great Wall

strong point

long-lived ⇒ 祝您长寿！ Zhù nín chángshòu! → Here's to a long life!

length

the Yangtze River

features pl

( 婉 ) die

( 长度 ) length

vast sky

rapid ⇒ 职业教育取得了长足发展。 Zhíyè jiàoyù qǔdéle chángzú fāzhǎn. → There has been rapid development in vocational education.

go long-distance running ( pt went ) , pp gone ⇒ 你参加过长跑比赛吗？ Nǐ cānjiāguo chángpǎo bǐsài ma? → Have you ever taken part in any long-distance running competitions?

elder

progress

long-term ⇒ 长远利益 chángyuǎn lìyì → long-term benefits ⇒ 长远眼光 chángyuǎn yǎnguāng → long-term view

long-distance ⇒ 长途电话 chángtú diànhuà → long-distance phone call ⇒ 长途旅行 chángtú lǚxíng → long journey

pass away

strong point

commander-in-chief

long-life noodles pl

rectangle

accident ⇒ 孩子要有个三长两短，父母该怎么办呢？ Háizi yào yǒu gè sān cháng liǎng duǎn, fùmǔ gāi zěnme bàn ne? → If something happens and the child dies, what will his parents do then?

( 表示俭朴 ) own the mere bare necessities