Chinese word

长度

Pronunciation

Pinyincháng dù

Meaning

  • nounlength

Example

这部电影的长度是两个小时。zhè bù diàn yǐng de cháng dù shì liǎng gè xiǎo shí

The length of this movie is two hours.

Illustration for 长度 (length)

More examples

请用尺子测量这块布的长度。qǐng yòng chǐ zi cè liáng zhè kuài bù de cháng dù

Please use a ruler to measure the length of this piece of cloth.

Core concept

The amount of space or time between two endpoints, expressed on a chosen scale.

Common phrases

  • 测量长度cè liáng cháng dù

    measure the length

  • 长度达到标准cháng dù dá dào biāo zhǔn

    length meets the standard

  • 长度单位cháng dù dān wèi

    unit of length

Similar words

距离jù lí: The measured space between two points or places.
尺寸chǐ cùn: The specific dimensions of an object, including its length, width, or height.
时长shí cháng: The amount of time an event or video continues, stated in minutes or hours.
长短cháng duǎn: The degree to which an object or period is long or short.

Definition in Chinese

表示用一定单位衡量事物的长短或持续时间，常与米、厘米、小时等量词连用以给出具体数值。biǎo shì yòng yí dìng dān wèi héng liáng shì wù de cháng duǎn huò chí xù shí jiān cháng yǔ mǐ lí mǐ xiǎo shí děng liàng cí lián yòng yǐ gěi chū jù tǐ shù zhí

Word origin

The compound 长度 (chángdù, "length") uses 长 (cháng, "long") for the extended span and 度 (dù, "measure") for the act of assigning that span a value.

Usage tips

  • English often separates physical extent from duration in ordinary wording, but Chinese can use one measurement noun for both, so context and the unit make the intended kind clear.

Related words

  • 长度单位cháng dù dān wèiunit of lengthnoun

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