长度

長度
chángdù
noun HSK 5 #10,152

Meanings

  1. 1 length
  2. 2 duration (of time)

Characters

The measure of how long something is - length.

Examples

HSK 2
Zhè tiáo hé de chángdù shì duōshao?
What is the length of this river?
HSK 3
Zhèbù diànyǐng de chángdù shì liǎng gè xiǎoshí.
The length of this movie is two hours.
HSK 4
Mìmǎ de chángdù zhìshǎo yào bā wèi.
The password length must be at least eight characters.

Tips

usage
Other measurements: 宽度 (kuāndù, width), 高度 (gāodù, height), 深度 (shēndù, depth), 速度 (sùdù, speed), 温度 (wēndù, temperature).
usage
长度 is used for both physical length and duration. For physical measurements, common units are (mǐ, meter), 厘米 (límǐ, centimeter), 公里 (gōnglǐ, kilometer).

Stroke Order

cháng