Chinese word

漫长

Pronunciation

Pinyinmàn cháng

Meaning

  • adjectivelong

Example

复习的过程很漫长。fù xí de guò chéng hěn màn cháng

The review process is very long.

Illustration for 漫长 (long)

More examples

经过漫长的岁月，他的作品才被人重视。jīng guò màn cháng de suì yuè tā de zuò pǐn cái bèi rén zhòng shì

After many long years, his work finally gained recognition.

Core concept

A stretch of time that keeps unfolding, with its end seeming far away.

Common phrases

  • 漫长的岁月màn cháng de suì yuè

    long years

  • 漫长的过程màn cháng de guò chéng

    long process

  • 漫长的一生màn cháng de yì shēng

    long life

Similar words

长zhǎng: Describes a length or period that is objectively great in size or duration.
长时间cháng shí jiān: Continuing for a long time, with emphasis on the amount of time involved.
长期cháng qī: Continuing over a relatively long period as an ongoing state, plan, or arrangement.
长久cháng jiǔ: Lasting for a long time while remaining steady or unchanged.

Definition in Chinese

用于描述经历、等待或过程的时间很长，强调延续性和耗费时间的特征。yòng yú miáo shù jīng lì děng dài huò guò chéng de shí jiān hěn cháng qiáng diào yán xù xìng hé hào fèi shí jiān de tè zhēng

Word origin

漫长 (màncháng, "long-lasting") combines 漫 (màn, "spread far") with 长 (cháng, "long"), creating the image of time extending a great distance.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this word often gives a process or wait a drawn-out feeling, while a neutral measured duration is usually expressed more plainly.

Other meanings

  • endlessadjective

Opposites

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