Chinese word

长足

Pronunciation

Pinyincháng zú

Meaning

  • adjectiverapid

Example

他在学习上有长足的进步。tā zài xué xí shàng yǒu cháng zú de jìn bù

He made rapid progress in his studies.

Illustration for 长足 (rapid)

More examples

在过去几年里，教育投入带来了长足的发展。zài guò qù jǐ nián lǐ jiào yù tóu rù dài lái le cháng zú de fā zhǎn

Over the past few years, investment in education has led to rapid development.

Core concept

A development that advances in big steps and produces a clearly visible improvement.

Common phrases

  • 长足的发展cháng zú de fā zhǎn

    rapid development

  • 取得长足的成果qǔ dé cháng zú de chéng guǒ

    achieve significant results

Similar words

显著xiǎn zhù: Clearly noticeable in a change or result.
可观kě guān: Considerable in amount or achievement and worthy of notice.
突出tū chū: Strongly noticeable for a quality or ability.

Definition in Chinese

形容在进步、发展等方面达到显著且幅度较大的增长或改进。xíng róng zài jìn bù fā zhǎn děng fāng miàn dá dào xiǎn zhù qiě fú dù jiào dà de zēng zhǎng huò gǎi jìn

Word origin

The compound 长 (cháng, "long") + 足 (zú, "foot") pictures feet taking long strides, which becomes a metaphor for marked progress.

Usage tips

  • 长足 (chángzú, "long-stride") has a formal written tone and appears more often in reports or descriptions than in casual conversation.

Other meanings

  • substantialadjective
  • remarkableadjective

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