多久 duō jiǔ (of time) how long? / (not) a long time 不久 bù jiǔ not long (after) / before too long / soon / soon after syn 蜘蛛 zhī zhū spider 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 长远 長遠 cháng yuǎn long-term / long-range syn 蛛丝马迹 蛛絲馬跡 zhū sī mǎ jì lit. spider's thread and horse track / tiny hints (of a secret) / traces / clue syn 长夜 長夜 cháng yè long dark night / fig. long period of misery and oppression 蜘蛛网 蜘蛛網 zhī zhū wǎng cobweb / spider web syn 前不久 qián bù jiǔ not long ago / not long before 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 蛛网 蛛網 zhū wǎng spider web / cobweb syn 毒虫 毒蟲 dú chóng poisonous insect (or spider etc) / venomous snake / (slang) junkie 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 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 盘腿 盤腿 pán tuǐ to sit cross-legged / to sit in the lotus position syn 蛛蛛 zhū zhu (coll.) spider 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 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 吊兰 吊蘭 diào lán spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum) 喜子 xǐ zi Tetragnatha (long-jawed spider) / same as 蟢子 远虑 遠慮 yuǎn lǜ long-term considerations / to take the long view 蜘蛛侠 蜘蛛俠 zhī zhū xiá Spider-Man, comic book superhero 长毛 長毛 cháng máo long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc) 双足 雙足 shuāng zú both feet / two-legged 盘膝 盤膝 pán xī cross-legged 彼岸花 bǐ àn huā red spider lily (Lycoris radiata) / cluster amaryllis 结网 結網 jié wǎng to spin a web (spider) / to weave a net (e.g. for fishing) 角 jué role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale syn 蛛 zhū (bound form) spider syn 螫 shì (literary) (of a bee or spider etc) to sting or bite syn 螫 zhē (of a bee or spider etc) to sting or bite / (of an irritant) to make (one's eyes or skin) sting syn 罗圈腿 羅圈腿 luó quān tuǐ bow-legged / bandy-legged 蟾 chán toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking) / (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon / (metonym) the moon 夙 sù morning / early / long-held / long-cherished syn 夔 kuí one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology / Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing / Chinese rain god / surname Kui 跏 jiā to sit cross-legged 徜 cháng sit cross-legged / walk back and forth 锜 錡 qí three legged cauldron (old) / woodworking chisel (old) 鬲 lì ancient ceramic three-legged vessel used for cooking with cord markings on the outside and hollow legs 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 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 许久 許久 xǔ jiǔ for a long time / for ages syn 深远 深遠 shēn yuǎn far-reaching / profound and long-lasting syn 远行 遠行 yuǎn xíng a long journey / far from home syn 冗长 冗長 rǒng cháng long and tedious / redundant / superfluous / supernumerary / verbose (of writing) syn 遥遥领先 遙遙領先 yáo yáo lǐng xiān a long way in front / to lead by a wide margin syn 长假 長假 cháng jià long vacation 远航 遠航 yuǎn háng to travel a great distance by sea or air / voyage / long-haul flight 长途跋涉 長途跋涉 cháng tú bá shè long and difficult trek 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 探子 tàn zi intelligence gatherer / spy / detective / scout / sound (medical instrument) / long and narrow probing and sampling utensil syn 