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 长 長 cháng length / long / forever / always / constantly 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/ old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老 syn 条 條 tiáo strip / item / article / clause (of law or treaty) / classifier for long thin things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 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 渴望 kě wàng to thirst for / to long for syn 思念 sī niàn to think of / to long for / to miss 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 长途 長途 cháng tú long distance syn 骨干 骨幹 gǔ gàn diaphysis (long segment of a bone) / fig. backbone 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 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 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 煲汤 煲湯 bāo tāng to simmer / soup made by simmering for a long time 旱烟 旱煙 hàn yān tobacco (smoked in a long-stemmed pipe) 俄而 é ér (literary) very soon / before long 炒勺 chǎo sháo wok with a long handle / wok spatula / ladle 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 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 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 整天 zhěng tiān all day long / whole day syn 全年 quán nián the whole year / all year long 长久 長久 cháng jiǔ long-time / long-term / lasting / enduring / permanent / for a long time syn 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 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 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 长远 長遠 cháng yuǎn long-term / long-range 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 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 离别 離別 lí bié to leave (on a long journey) / to part from sb syn 良久 liáng jiǔ a good while / a long time syn 万岁 萬歲 wàn suì Long live (the king, the revolution etc)! / Your Majesty / His Majesty syn 长期以来 長期以來 cháng qī yǐ lái for a long time 深远 深遠 shēn yuǎn far-reaching / profound and long-lasting syn 不久前 bù jiǔ qián not long ago syn 憧憬 chōng jǐng to long for / to look forward to syn 长假 長假 cháng jià long vacation 长寿 長壽 cháng shòu longevity / long-lived syn 较长 較長 jiào cháng comparatively long 漫漫 màn màn long / endless / boundless syn 前不久 qián bù jiǔ not long ago / not long before syn 案子 àn zi long table / counter / (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc) / matter / project / job syn 长叹 長嘆 cháng tàn long sigh / deep sigh syn 金发 金髮 jīn fà blond / blonde / fair-haired 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 长征 長征 cháng zhēng expedition / long journey syn 终日 終日 zhōng rì all day long syn 时日 時日 shí rì time / auspicious time / time and date / long period of time / this day syn 眷恋 眷戀 juàn liàn to miss / to long for / to remember with longing / yearning syn 冰山 bīng shān iceberg / ice-covered mountain / (fig.) a backer one cannot rely on for long / CL:座[zuo4] 古龙 古龍 gǔ lóng Gu Long (1938-1985), Taiwanese wuxia novelist and screenwriter 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] 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 长线 長線 cháng xiàn long term 一天到晚 yī tiān dào wǎn all day long / the whole day syn 远距离 遠距離 yuǎn jù lí long-distance syn 整日 zhěng rì all day long / the whole day syn 大宗 dà zōng large amount / staple / influential family of long standing syn 远景 遠景 yuǎn jǐng scenery in the distance / long-term prospects / (photography) long shot 长裙 長裙 cháng qún long skirt / full-length skirt 渴求 kě qiú to long for / to crave for / to greatly desire syn 正传 正傳 zhèng zhuàn main subject of long novel / true biography 习性 習性 xí xìng character acquired through long habit / habits and properties syn 征途 zhēng tú long journey / trek / course of an expedition syn 长生 長生 cháng shēng long life syn 披肩 pī jiān cape / shawl / (of long hair) to trail over one's shoulders syn 伫立 佇立 zhù lì to stand for a long time syn 长夜 長夜 cháng yè long dark night / fig. long period of misery and oppression 绵延 綿延 mián yán (esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous / to stretch long and unbroken syn 尘封 塵封 chén fēng covered in dust / dusty / lying unused for a long time 