Meaning of 长处
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- good aspects
- strong points
How to use 长处
长处 is a neutral, everyday noun for someone's strengths, often paired with its opposite 短处 (duǎnchù, weak points). Example: 每个人都有自己的长处。(Měi gè rén dōu yǒu zìjǐ de chángchù.) Everyone has their own strong points.
长 (cháng) means long, and 处 (chù) means a place or point. Your 长处 are the places where you are "long," meaning the spots where you stand out and go further than others.
Common mistake: Learners often read 长 here as zhǎng, as in 长大 (zhǎngdà) or 校长 (xiàozhǎng), but in 长处 it is cháng. Also, 处 is fourth tone chù here, not third tone chǔ as in the verb 处理 (chǔlǐ).
长处 in example sentences
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Stroke order for each character
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长 cháng · long · 4 strokes
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处 chù · place · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 长处.
| 到处 | dàochù | everywhere |
| 长大 | zhǎngdà | to grow up |
| 队长 | duìzhǎng | captain; team leader |
| 好处 | hǎochù | easy to get along with |
| 市长 | shìzhǎng | mayor |
| 校长 | xiàozhǎng | (college, university) president; headmaster |
| 家长 | jiāzhǎng | head of a household; family head |
| 院长 | yuànzhǎng | the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board; university presi |
| 组长 | zǔzhǎng | group leader |
| 班长 | bānzhǎng | class monitor; squad leader |
| 坏处 | huàichù | harm; troubles |
| 处理 | chǔlǐ | to handle; to deal with; to punish |
Questions about 长处
What does 长处 mean?
长处 (chángchù) means "good aspects; strong points" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 长处?
长处 is made of 2 characters: 长 (4 strokes), 处 (5 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 长处 an HSK word?
Yes. 长处 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 长处 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 长处 is written 長處.
What is the difference between 长处 and 好处?
长处 describes a person's or thing's strong qualities or talents. 好处 (hǎochù) usually means a benefit or advantage you get from something, as in 运动的好处 (the benefits of exercise).
Is 长处 the same as 优点?
They are very close and often interchangeable. 优点 (yōudiǎn) is a bit more common in writing and evaluations, while 长处 leans toward things a person is good at.