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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries长
Pronunciation / Transliteration: cháng
"这条河又长又弯曲。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Measuring a great distance from one end to the other.
"The river is long and winding through the valley."
- 1
A long period of time.
"It took a long to finish the project."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'lang', of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German 'lang' and Gothic 'lagggs', tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root '*dlongh-'. Over centuries, the meaning expanded from strictly physical spatial extension to temporal duration and strong psychological desire.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Long" is said worldwide
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Long
Transliteration: lɔ̃
"La rivière est longue et sinueuse."
Lang
Transliteration: laŋ
"Der Fluss ist lang und gewunden."
Lungo
Transliteration: ˈluŋɡo
"Il fiume è lungo e tortuoso."
Largo
Transliteration: ˈlaɾɣo
"El río es largo y serpenteante."
Longo
Transliteration: ˈlõɡu
"O rio é longo e sinuoso."
लंबा
Transliteration: lamba
"नदी लंबी और वक्राकार है।"
长
Transliteration: cháng
"这条河又长又弯曲。"
긴
Transliteration: gin
"강은 길고 구불구불하다."
長い
Transliteration: nagai
"川は長くて曲がりくねっている。"
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