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"Long-term" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
长久 長久 cháng jiǔ long-time / long-term / lasting / enduring / permanent / for a long time syn
长远 長遠 cháng yuǎn long-term / long-range syn
远期 遠期 yuǎn qī long-term / at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment) / abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约[yuan3 qi1 he2 yue1]
长期性 長期性 cháng qī xìng long-term
Chinese Pinyin Translation
道 dào road / path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) syn
者 zhě (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this syn
长 長 cháng length / long / forever / always / constantly syn
明 míng bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods syn
老 lǎo prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老 syn
条 條 tiáo strip / item / article / clause (of law or treaty) / classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) syn
期 qī a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2] syn
金 jīn gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] syn
根 gēn root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:條|条[tiao2] / radical (chemistry) syn
只要 zhǐ yào so long as / provided / if syn
条件 條件 tiáo jiàn condition / circumstance / term / factor / requirement / prerequisite / qualification / situation / state / condition / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
兄弟 xiōng dì brothers / younger brother / CL:個|个[ge4] / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) / brotherly / fraternal syn
小子 xiǎo zǐ (literary) youngster / (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) / (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) syn
渴望 kě wàng to thirst for / to long for syn
称号 稱號 chēng hào name / term of address / title syn
定期 dìng qī at set dates / at regular intervals / periodic / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term syn
思念 sī niàn to think of / to long for / to miss syn
尊敬 zūn jìng to respect / to revere / to esteem / honorable / distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) syn
总算 總算 zǒng suàn at long last / finally / on the whole syn
学期 學期 xué qī term / semester / CL:個|个[ge4]
使命 shǐ mìng mission / long-term task to which one devotes oneself / a calling syn
漫长 漫長 màn cháng very long / endless syn
长途 長途 cháng tú long distance syn
骨干 骨幹 gǔ gàn diaphysis (long segment of a bone) / fig. backbone syn
阿姨 ā yí maternal aunt / step-mother / childcare worker / nursemaid / woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
想念 xiǎng niàn to miss / to remember with longing / to long to see again syn
持久 chí jiǔ lasting / enduring / persistent / permanent / protracted / endurance / persistence / to last long syn
词语 詞語 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression syn
悠久 yōu jiǔ long (tradition, history etc) syn
成天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long / all the time syn
多时 多時 duō shí long time syn
小编 小編 xiǎo biān editor or creator of online content (diminutive term, often used to refer to oneself: I, me, this writer)
长空 長空 cháng kōng (literary) the vast sky / (finance) eventual downturn / poor prospects in the long term syn
投掷 投擲 tóu zhì to throw sth a long distance / to hurl / to throw at / to throw (dice etc) / to flip (a coin) syn
巴不得 bā bu de (coll.) to be eager for / to long for / to look forward to syn
暴走 bào zǒu out of control / berserk / to go for a long walk
柳眉 liǔ méi long, shapely eyebrows syn
老半天 lǎo bàn tiān (coll.) a long time
但凡 dàn fán every single / as long as
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
绵长 綿長 mián cháng long and continuous (coastline, sound etc) / extensive / prolonged syn
佛爷 佛爺 fó ye Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]) / His Holiness (refers to a Buddhist grandee) / Buddha / God / emperor / in late Qing court, refers exclusively to Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4] syn
便便 biàn biàn to poo poo (kiddie or feminine term) / also pr. [bian3bian3]
硬笔 硬筆 yìng bǐ generic term for hard writing instruments such as quill pens, fountain pens, ball pens and pencils, as opposed to writing brushes
煲汤 煲湯 bāo tāng to simmer / soup made by simmering for a long time
小姨子 xiǎo yí zi (coll.) wife's younger sister / sister-in-law (term not used to directly address her)
旱烟 旱煙 hàn yān tobacco (smoked in a long-stemmed pipe)
俄而 é ér (literary) very soon / before long
阴宅 陰宅 yīn zhái (feng shui term) tomb
炒勺 chǎo sháo wok with a long handle / wok spatula / ladle
节 節 jié joint / node / (bound form) section / segment / solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) / seasonal festival / (bound form) to economize / to save / (bound form) moral integrity / chastity / classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc / knot (nautical miles per hour) syn
项 項 xiàng back of neck / item / thing / term (in a mathematical formula) / sum (of money) / classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc syn
久 jiǔ (of a period of time) long syn
龙 龍 lóng Chinese dragon / loong / (fig.) emperor / dragon / (bound form) dinosaur syn
罩袍 zhào páo Chinese-style long robe worn as outermost garment / burqa syn
弄 衖 lòng variant of 弄[long4] syn
乘 shèng (archaic) four horse military chariot / (archaic) four / generic term for history books syn
中华 中華 zhōng huá Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化[Zhong1hua2 wen2hua4] "Chinese culture") / used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国[Zhong1hua2 Min2guo2] syn
长期 長期 cháng qī long term / long time / long range (of a forecast) syn
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
网路 網路 wǎng lù network (computer, telecom) / Internet / Taiwanese term for 網絡|网络[wang3 luo4]
半天 bàn tiān half of the day / a long time / quite a while / midair / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
多久 duō jiǔ (of time) how long? / (not) a long time
短期 duǎn qī short term / short-term
整天 zhěng tiān all day long / whole day syn
昵称 暱稱 nì chēng nickname / diminutive / term of endearment / to nickname
全年 quán nián the whole year / all year long
朝鲜 朝鮮 cháo xiǎn North Korea / Korea as geographic term / Taiwan pr. [Chao2 xian1]
长老 長老 zhǎng lǎo elder / term of respect for a Buddhist monk syn
短线 短線 duǎn xiàn short term
千里 qiān lǐ a thousand miles / a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers) / a long distance
长发 長髮 cháng fà long hair
中期 zhōng qī middle (of a period of time) / medium-term (plan, forecast etc) syn
久久 jiǔ jiǔ for a very long time syn
长达 長達 cháng dá to extend as long as / to lengthen out to syn
已久 yǐ jiǔ already a long time
丫头 丫頭 yā tou girl / servant girl / (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) syn
老人家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man syn
悠悠 yōu yōu lasting for ages / long drawn out / remote in time or space / unhurried / a great number (of events) / preposterous / pensive syn
高低 gāo dī height / level / (music) pitch / relative superiority / propriety / discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低[bu4zhi1 gao1di1]) / no matter what / just / simply (will not ..., must ... etc) / at long last syn
名词 名詞 míng cí (linguistics) noun / term (name for a concept)
老总 老總 lǎo zǒng boss / sir (person with a leading role in an organization) / (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA / (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official / (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer syn
许久 許久 xǔ jiǔ for a long time / for ages syn
半晌 bàn shǎng half of the day / a long time / quite a while syn
期末 qī mò end of term syn
大姐 dà jiě big sister / elder sister / older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) syn
开学 開學 kāi xué (of a student) to start school / (of a semester) to begin / (old) to found a school / the start of a new term syn
一直以来 一直以來 yī zhí yǐ lái in the past always / for a long time now / until now
已然 yǐ rán already / to be already so / to have long been the case syn
本期 běn qī the current period / this term (usually in finance)
长官 長官 zhǎng guān senior official / senior officer / commanding officer / CL:位[wei4] / sir (term of address for senior officer) syn
大叔 dà shū eldest of father's younger brothers / uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father) syn
大爷 大爺 dà ye (coll.) father's older brother / uncle / term of respect for older man syn
小鸟 小鳥 xiǎo niǎo small bird / young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) / (fig.) penis (kiddie term) / (golf) birdie syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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