Chinese word

长达

Pronunciation

Pinyincháng dá

Meaning

  • verblast

Example

长达十年的研究终于有了成果。cháng dá shí nián de yán jiū zhōng yú yǒu le chéng guǒ

The study, which lasted ten years, finally produced results.

Illustration for 长达 (last)

More examples

维修工作长达八个小时，工人们轮班作业。wéi xiū gōng zuò cháng dá bā gè xiǎo shí gōng rén men lún bān zuò yè

The repair work lasted eight hours, and the workers took turns working.

Core concept

Marks a span of time or distance as extending all the way to a stated measure.

Common phrases

  • 长达数年cháng dá shù nián

    last several years

  • 长达八个小时cháng dá bā gè xiǎo shí

    last eight hours

  • 长达数十公里cháng dá shù shí gōng lǐ

    stretch for dozens of kilometers

Similar words

达到dá dào: Reaches a stated number, level, or degree.
高达gāo dá: Reaches as high as a stated number or amount.
到达dào dá: Arrives at a destination or reaches a specified point in time.

Definition in Chinese

用于说明某一范围或持续时间达到某个数值（如年、米、公里等），侧重表示达到的终点。yòng yú shuō míng mǒu yí fàn wéi huò chí xù shí jiān dá dào mǒu gè shù zhí rú nián mǐ gōng lǐ děng cè zhòng biǎo shì dá dào de zhōng diǎn

Word origin

长 (cháng, "long") + 达 (dá, "reach") combines the idea of length with reaching a limit, so the compound describes a span that reaches a stated amount.

Usage tips

  • In conversational Chinese, the number and measure normally follow the word directly, whereas English often puts a duration after the noun, as in a study lasting ten years.

Opposites

  • 短于duǎn yúbe shorter thanverb

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