Chinese word

长期

Pronunciation

Pinyincháng qī

Meaning

  • adverbfor a long time

Example

如果你长期锻炼，身体会更好。rú guǒ nǐ cháng qī duàn liàn shēn tǐ huì gèng hǎo

If you exercise for a long time, your health will improve.

Illustration for 长期 (for a long time)

More examples

这项政策可能会长期影响我们的生活。zhè xiàng zhèng cè kě néng huì cháng qī yíng xiǎng wǒ men de shēng huó

This policy may affect our lives in the long term.

Core concept

Time is treated as an extended path, while an activity or state stays on that path.

Common phrases

  • 长期锻炼cháng qī duàn liàn

    exercise for a long time

  • 长期生活cháng qī shēng huó

    live for a long time

  • 长期影响cháng qī yíng xiǎng

    affect in the long term

  • 长期学习cháng qī xué xí

    study for a long time

Similar words

长时间cháng shí jiān: Describes an action or state that lasts for a long time, focusing on the length of the period.
一直yì zhí: Describes an action or state that continues without a break from an earlier point to a later point.
总是zǒng shì: Describes an action or state that happens repeatedly or is present every time as a usual pattern.

Definition in Chinese

表示某事在较长一段时间内保持或反复发生，侧重时间长度与持续性，常作为状语使用。biǎo shì mǒu shì zài jiào cháng yí duàn shí jiān nèi bǎo chí huò fǎn fù fā shēng cè zhòng shí jiān cháng dù yǔ chí xù xìng cháng zuò wéi zhuàng yǔ shǐ yòng

Word origin

长 (cháng, "long") + 期 (qī, "period") combines length with a time span, giving the word its sense of an extended duration.

Usage tips

  • Chinese commonly puts this time word before the action it describes, while English often places a duration phrase after the verb or at the start of the sentence.

Other meanings

  • for yearsadverb
  • continuouslyadverb

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