身长

身長
shēncháng
noun #34,172

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 body length
  2. 2 height (of a person)
  3. 3 garment length (shoulder to hem)

Examples

Zhè jiàn wàitào de shēncháng shì qīshí límǐ.
This jacket's body length is 70 centimetres.
Yīng'ér de shēncháng kěyǐ fǎnyìng fāyù qíngkuàng.
An infant's body length can reflect their development.

Tips

usage
Two main contexts: (1) garment sizing — 身长 is the shoulder-to-hem length on a tag (vs. sleeve length, shoulder width); (2) infant/child or animal measurements — 'body length'. For adult human height, 身高 (shēngāo) is the standard term, not 身长.

Stroke Order

shēn
cháng