多久 duō jiǔ (of time) how long? / (not) a long time 跟踪 跟蹤 gēn zōng to follow sb's tracks / to tail / to shadow / tracking syn 不久 bù jiǔ not long (after) / before too long / soon / soon after syn 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 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 彻头彻尾 徹頭徹尾 chè tóu chè wěi lit. from head to tail (idiom) / thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom syn 顺风 順風 shùn fēng lit. tail wind / Bon voyage! syn 长远 長遠 cháng yuǎn long-term / long-range syn 尾随 尾隨 wěi suí to tail behind / to tag along / to follow on the heels of syn 长夜 長夜 cháng yè long dark night / fig. long period of misery and oppression 马尾 馬尾 mǎ wěi ponytail (hairstyle) / horse's tail / slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants) 前不久 qián bù jiǔ not long ago / not long before syn 尾灯 尾燈 wěi dēng tail light (on vehicle) 尾部 wěi bù back part / rear section / tail section 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] 长袖 長袖 cháng xiù long sleeves / long-sleeved shirt 盯梢 dīng shāo to follow sb / to tail / to shadow syn 打退堂鼓 dá tuì táng gǔ lit. to beat the return drum (idiom) / fig. to give up / to turn tail syn 远景 遠景 yuǎn jǐng scenery in the distance / long-term prospects / (photography) long shot 久违 久違 jiǔ wéi (haven't done sth) for a long time / a long time since we last met syn 下摆 下擺 xià bǎi hem of a skirt / shirt tail 灰溜溜 huī liū liū dull gray / gloomy / dejected / crestfallen / with one's tail between one's legs syn 虎头蛇尾 虎頭蛇尾 hǔ tóu shé wěi lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom) / fig. a strong start but weak finish syn 畏首畏尾 wèi shǒu wèi wěi afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom) / ever fearful and nervous / afraid of the slightest thing syn 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 久已 jiǔ yǐ long ago / a long time since syn 开屏 開屏 kāi píng (a peacock) spreads its tail 首尾 shǒu wěi head and tail 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 尾鳍 尾鰭 wěi qí tail or caudal fin 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 摇头摆尾 搖頭擺尾 yáo tóu bǎi wěi to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom) / to be well pleased with oneself / to have a lighthearted air syn 远虑 遠慮 yuǎn lǜ long-term considerations / to take the long view 尾巴 wěi ba tail / colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5] syn 尾巴 yǐ ba (coll.) tail (of an animal) syn 长毛 長毛 cháng máo long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc) 打退堂鼓 dǎ tuì táng gǔ lit. to beat the return drum (idiom) / fig. to give up / to turn tail syn 貔貅 pí xiū mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail / also written 辟邪 / fig. valiant soldier syn 巴 bā to long for / to wish / to cling to / to stick to / sth that sticks / close to / next to / spread open / informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4] / bar (unit of pressure) / nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail syn 尾 wěi tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish syn 尾 yǐ horse's tail / pointed posterior section of a locust etc syn 从头到尾 從頭到尾 cóng tóu dào wěi from start to finish / from head to tail / the whole (thing) syn 狐狸尾巴 hú li wěi ba lit. fox's tail (idiom) / visible sign of evil intentions / to reveal one's evil nature / evidence that reveals the villain syn 翎 líng tail feathers / plume syn 狗尾续貂 狗尾續貂 gǒu wěi xù diāo lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom) / fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece 翟 dí long-tail pheasant syn 夙 sù morning / early / long-held / long-cherished syn 藏头露尾 藏頭露尾 cáng tóu lù wěi to hide the head and show the tail (idiom) / to give a partial account / half-truths syn 摇尾乞怜 搖尾乞憐 yáo wěi qǐ lián lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom) / fig. to fawn on sb / to bow and scrape / to grovel syn 云芝 雲芝 yún zhī turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor) 翎子 líng zi peacock feathers on an official's hat displaying his rank (traditional) / pheasant tail feathers on warriors' helmets (opera) 罡 gāng stars of the Big Dipper that constitute the tail of the dipper 纣 紂 zhòu crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail) 旄 máo banner decorated with animal's tail syn 蕰 薀 yùn hippuris or mare's tail 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 长 長 cháng length / long / forever / always / constantly syn 只要 zhǐ yào so long as / provided / if syn 案子 àn zi long table / counter / (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc) / matter / project / job syn 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 根 gēn root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:條|条[tiao2] / radical (chemistry) syn 想念 xiǎng niàn to miss / to remember with longing / to long to see again syn 整天 zhěng tiān all day long / whole day syn 渴望 kě wàng to thirst for / to long for syn 万岁 萬歲 wàn suì Long live (the king, the revolution etc)! / Your Majesty / His Majesty syn 总算 總算 zǒng suàn at long last / finally / on the whole syn 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 说来话长 說來話長 shuō lái huà cháng start explaining and it's a long story (idiom) / complicated and not easy to express succinctly syn 成天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long / all the time syn 久等 jiǔ děng to wait for a long time 梦寐以求 夢寐以求 mèng mèi yǐ qiú lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom) / fig. to deeply long for / to covet syn 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō to make a long story short (idiom) 思念 sī niàn to think of / to long for / to miss syn 不久前 bù jiǔ qián not long ago syn 大脚 大腳 dà jiǎo naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚[xiao3 jiao3]) / long kick (soccer) / Bigfoot (mythological animal) 长发 長髮 cháng fà long hair 漫漫 màn màn long / endless / boundless syn 持久 chí jiǔ lasting / enduring / persistent / permanent / protracted / endurance / persistence / to last long syn 半天 bàn tiān half of the day / a long time / quite a while / midair / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 一天到晚 yī tiān dào wǎn all day long / the whole day syn 长途 長途 cháng tú long distance syn 冰山 bīng shān iceberg / ice-covered mountain / (fig.) a backer one cannot rely on for long / CL:座[zuo4] 时日 時日 shí rì time / auspicious time / time and date / long period of time / this day syn 久仰 jiǔ yǎng honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you. / It's an honor to meet you at last. syn 整日 zhěng rì all day long / the whole day syn 巴不得 bā bu de (coll.) to be eager for / to long for / to look forward to syn 渴求 kě qiú to long for / to crave for / to greatly desire syn 终日 終日 zhōng rì all day long syn 悠久 yōu jiǔ long (tradition, history etc) syn 累赘 纍贅 léi zhuì superfluous / cumbersome / a burden on sb / a nuisance to sb / to inconvenience / to tie sb down / long-winded (of writing) / also pr. [lei2 zhui5] syn 已然 yǐ rán already / to be already so / to have long been the case syn 憧憬 chōng jǐng to long for / to look forward to syn 长寿 長壽 cháng shòu longevity / long-lived syn 披肩 pī jiān cape / shawl / (of long hair) to trail over one's shoulders syn 离别 離別 lí bié to leave (on a long journey) / to part from sb syn 