细长

細長

xìcháng

adjective #30,321

Meanings

1 slender
2 long and thin

Characters

Examples

她有一双细长的手指。

Tā yǒu yī shuāng xìcháng de shǒuzhǐ.

She has a pair of long, slender fingers.

细长的柳枝在风中摇曳。

Xìcháng de liǔzhī zài fēng zhōng yáoyè.

The slender willow branches sway in the wind.

Tips

usage

细 (thin) + 长 (long) — a transparent compound describing anything elongated and narrow: fingers, willow branches, eyes (细长的眼睛), bottles. Compare 修长 (xiūcháng), which has a more elegant, complimentary flavor for human limbs.

Stroke Order

细 xì

长 cháng