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长达

長達
chángdá
verb #66,051

Meanings

  1. 1 to extend as long as
  2. 2 lasting as long as
  3. 3 up to (a length/duration)

Examples

HSK 5
这场雨持续了长达三天。
Zhè chǎng yǔ chíxù le chángdá sān tiān.
The rain lasted for as long as three days.
HSK 5
他写了一篇长达两万字的论文。
Tā xiě le yì piān chángdá liǎngwàn zì de lùnwén.
He wrote a paper of up to 20,000 words.
HSK 5
修建这条铁路长达十年之久。
Xiūjiàn zhè tiáo tiělù chángdá shínián zhī jiǔ.
Building this railway took as long as ten years.

Tips

grammar
长达 is always followed by a number + measure word indicating length or duration. It emphasizes that something is surprisingly long: 长达三个小时 (as long as three hours), 长达500公里 (extending up to 500 km). The opposite is 短至.

Stroke Order

长 cháng
达 dá