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漫漫

mànmàn
adjective #9,973

Meanings

  1. 1 long and drawn-out
  2. 2 endless
  3. 3 boundless

Examples

漫漫长夜，他一个人坐在窗前。
Mànmàn chángyè, tā yī gè rén zuò zài chuāng qián.
Through the long, endless night, he sat alone by the window.
人生的道路漫漫。
Rénshēng de dàolù mànmàn.
The road of life is long.
漫漫黄沙一望无际。
Mànmàn huángshā yīwàngwújì.
The endless yellow sand stretches as far as the eye can see.

Tips

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Literary and poetic. Used in formal writing, poetry, and speeches. Everyday speech would use 很长 or 漫长 instead.
culture
The famous line 路漫漫其修远兮 (lù mànmàn qí xiūyuǎn xī) from Qu Yuan's 「Li Sao」 means 「the road ahead is long and winding」.

Stroke Order

漫 màn