长期 長期 cháng qī long term / long time / long range (of a forecast) syn 长久 長久 cháng jiǔ long-time / long-term / lasting / enduring / permanent / for a long time syn 罗德岛 luó dé dǎo Rhode Island, US state / Rhodes, an island of Greece 蛇岛 蛇島 shé dǎo Shedao or Snake island in Bohai sea 渤海 off Lüshun 旅順|旅顺 on the tip of the Liaoning peninsula, small rocky island famous for snakes 罗得岛 羅得島 luó dé dǎo Rhode Island, US state / Rhodes, an island of Greece 大屿山 大嶼山 dà yǔ shān Lantau Island, an island in Hong Kong 加里曼丹岛 加里曼丹島 jiā lǐ màn dān dǎo Kalimantan island (Indonesian name for Borneo island) 大乌苏里岛 大烏蘇里島 dà wū sū lǐ dǎo Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk / same as Heixiazi Island 黑瞎子島|黑瞎子岛[Hei1 xia1 zi5 Dao3] 抚远三角洲 撫遠三角洲 fǔ yuǎn sān jiǎo zhōu Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk / same as Heixiazi Island 黑瞎子島|黑瞎子岛[Hei1 xia1 zi5 Dao3] 济州 濟州 jì zhōu Jeju Island special autonomous province (Cheju Island), South Korea, a World Heritage site 迪戈·加西亚岛 迪戈·加西亞島 DigeJiaxiyadao Diego Garcia tropical island and US military base in the Indian Ocean, main island of Chago archipelago 查戈斯群島|查戈斯群岛 黑瞎子岛 黑瞎子島 hēi xiā zi dǎo Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk / Heixiazi (black blind man) Island 岛链 島鏈 island arc / island chain 迪戈・加西亚岛 迪戈・加西亞島 dí gē · jiā xī yà dǎo Diego Garcia tropical island and US military base in the Indian Ocean, main island of Chago archipelago 查戈斯群島|查戈斯群岛[Cha2 ge1 si1 Qun2 dao3] 迪戈·加西亚岛 迪戈·加西亞島 dí gē · jiā xī yà dǎo Diego Garcia tropical island and US military base in the Indian Ocean, main island of Chago archipelago 查戈斯群島|查戈斯群岛[Cha2 ge1 si1 Qun2 dao3] 城市热岛 城市熱島 chéng shì rè dǎo city heat island (i.e. large city centers are hotter) 元朗市 yuán lǎng shì Yuen Long town, Hong Kong Island 长岛冰茶 長島冰茶 cháng dǎo bīng chá Long Island Iced Tea 早已 zǎo yǐ for a long time / long since / (dialect) in the past syn 远程 遠程 yuǎn chéng remote / long distance / long range syn 不久 bù jiǔ not long (after) / before too long / soon / soon after syn 多久 duō jiǔ (of time) how long? / (not) a long time 长远 長遠 cháng yuǎn long-term / long-range syn 前不久 qián bù jiǔ not long ago / not long before syn 多头 多頭 duō tóu many-headed / many-layered (authority) / devolved (as opposed to centralized) / pluralistic / (as classifier) number of animals / long term (finance) / long (investment) syn 久违 久違 jiǔ wéi (haven't done sth) for a long time / a long time since we last met syn 长廊 長廊 cháng láng 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] 远景 遠景 yuǎn jǐng scenery in the distance / long-term prospects / (photography) long shot 长夜 長夜 cháng yè long dark night / fig. long period of misery and oppression 长袖 長袖 cháng xiù long sleeves / long-sleeved shirt 长毛 長毛 cháng máo long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc) 长龙 長龍 cháng lóng long queue / long line (of cars, people etc) 任重道远 任重道遠 rèn zhòng dào yuǎn a heavy load and a long road / fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7) syn 万水千山 萬水千山 wàn shuǐ qiān shān ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom) / the trials and tribulations of a long journey / a long and difficult road syn 久已 jiǔ yǐ long ago / a long time since syn 远虑 遠慮 yuǎn lǜ long-term considerations / to take the long view 夙 sù morning / early / long-held / long-cherished syn 寿比南山 壽比南山 shòu bǐ nán shān Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom) / Long may you live! syn 放长线钓大鱼 放長線釣大魚 fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom) / a long-term plan for major returns 宿见 宿見 sù jiàn long-held opinion / long-cherished view 异地恋 異地戀 yì dì liàn long-distance romance / long-distance relationship 蟏蛸 蠨蛸 xiāo shāo long-jawed orb weaver, aka long-jawed spider (family Tetragnathidae) 远劳 遠勞 yuǎn láo (courteous expression) you have made a long and exhausting journey / you will be making a long trip (when asking a favor that involves going to a faraway place) 长久以来 長久以來 cháng jiǔ yǐ lái for a long time now / long since 远途 遠途 yuǎn tú long-distance / long-haul 长臂吊车 long-reach crane / long-reach boom 长期任职的工作人员 long-service staff / long-serving staff 国家远景研究 guó jiā yuàn jǐng yán jiū National Long-term Perspective Studies programme / National Long-term Perspective Studies 水下远程导弹系统 水下遠程導彈系統 undersea long-range missile system / underwater long-range missile system 分久必合，合久必分 fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]) / fig. things are constantly changing 豅 lóng long and wide valley 兔子尾巴长不了 兔子尾巴長不了 tù zi wěi ba cháng bu liǎo rabbits don't have long tails (idiom) / its days are numbered / won't last long syn 曼哈顿 曼哈頓 màn hā dùn Manhattan island / Manhattan borough of New York City 史丹顿岛 史丹頓島 shǐ dān dùn dǎo Staten Island, borough of New York City 拉包尔 拉包爾 lā bāo ěr Rabaul, port city and capital of New Britain, island of northeast Papua New Guinea 曼哈坦 màn hā tǎn Manhattan island / Manhattan borough of New York City / also written 曼哈頓|曼哈顿 热岛 熱島 rè dǎo heat island (i.e. large city centers are hotter) 地区 地區 dì qū local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 城中区 城中區 chéng zhōng qū city central district / Chengzhong district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi / Chengzhong district of Xining city 西寧市|西宁市[Xi1 ning2 shi4], Qinghai 岛屿 島嶼 dǎo yǔ island syn 海岛 海島 hǎi dǎo island 中环 中環 zhōng huán Central, Hong Kong Island 孤岛 孤島 gū dǎo isolated island syn 海地 hǎi dì Haiti, the western third of Caribbean island Hispaniola 本岛 本島 běn dǎo main island 岛国 島國 dǎo guó island nation (sometimes refers specifically to Japan) 荒岛 荒島 huāng dǎo barren or uninhabited island / CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4] 环岛 環島 huán dǎo traffic circle / rotary / roundabout / to travel around an island 巴厘岛 巴厘島 bā lí dǎo Bali (island in Indonesia) 海南岛 海南島 hǎi nán dǎo Hainan Island in South China Sea 扶桑 fú sāng Fusang, mythical island of ancient literature, often interpreted as Japan syn 爪哇 zhǎo wā Java (island of Indonesia) 西西里 xī xī lǐ Sicily / Sicilia (Italian Island) 宫城 宮城 gōng chéng Miyagi prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] 港岛 港島 gǎng dǎo Hong Kong Island / abbr. for 香港島|香港岛[Xiang1 gang3 dao3] 台湾岛 臺灣島 tái wān dǎo Taiwan Island 金银岛 金銀島 jīn yín dǎo Treasure Island by R.L. Stevenson 羅伯特·路易斯·斯蒂文森|罗伯特·路易斯·斯蒂文森[Luo2 bo2 te4 · Lu4 yi4 si1 · Si1 di4 wen2 sen1] 本州 běn zhōu Honshū, the main island of Japan 山形 shān xíng Yamagata prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] 南岛 南島 nán dǎo South Island (New Zealand) 冈山 岡山 gāng shān Kangshan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan / Okayama prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] 济州岛 濟州島 jì zhōu dǎo Jeju Island special autonomous province, South Korea, a World Heritage site 巴厘 bā lí Bali (island province of Indonesia) 琼州海峡 瓊州海峽 qióng zhōu hǎi xiá Qiongzhou Strait (between Hainan Island and mainland China) 巴里岛 巴里島 bā lǐ dǎo island of Bali 崇明岛 崇明島 chóng míng dǎo Chongming Island 刘公岛 劉公島 liú gōng dǎo Liugong island in the Yellow sea 纽芬兰 紐芬蘭 niǔ fēn lán Newfoundland Island, Canada 蜈支洲岛 蜈支洲島 wú zhī zhōu dǎo Wuzhizhou Island, Hainan 复活节岛 復活節島 fù huó jié dǎo Easter Island 冲绳岛 沖繩島 chōng shéng dǎo Okinawa Island 湄洲岛 湄洲島 méi zhōu dǎo Meizhou Island (Putian) 洲 zhōu continent / island in a river syn 瑙鲁 瑙魯 nǎo lǔ Nauru, island country in the southwestern Pacific 南澳岛 南澳島 nán ào dǎo Nan'ao Island in Shantou 汕頭|汕头[Shan4 tou2], Guangdong 瀛台 瀛臺 yíng tái Yingtai, artificial island in Zhongnanhai 中南海[Zhong1nan2hai3], now serves as the site to host national banquets and receptions 岛 島 dǎo island / CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4] syn 科西嘉岛 科西嘉島 kē xī jiā dǎo Corsica (Island located west of Italy and southeast of France) 黄岩岛 黃岩島 huáng yán dǎo Huangyan Island (in the South China Sea) 