Meaning of 长寿
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- longevity
- long-lived
- see 長壽區|长寿区[Chang2 shou4 Qu1]
How to use 长寿
长寿 describes people or animals that live a long time, and it also works as a noun for longevity. It often appears in birthday wishes for older people. Example: 祝您健康长寿。(Zhù nín jiànkāng chángshòu.) Wishing you good health and a long life.
长 (cháng) means long and 寿 (shòu) means lifespan or age, so 长寿 is simply a long life. Picture a very long line drawn from birth to old age.
Common mistake: Learners often read 长 here as zhǎng because of words like 长大 (zhǎngdà) and 校长 (xiàozhǎng), but in 长寿 it is cháng, meaning long. Also keep 寿 in the fourth tone, shòu, not the third tone of 手 (shǒu).
长寿 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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长 cháng · long · 4 strokes
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寿 shòu · old age · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 长寿.
| 长大 | zhǎngdà | to grow up |
| 队长 | duìzhǎng | captain; team leader |
| 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 |
| 部长 | bùzhǎng | head of a (government etc) department; section chief |
| 成长 | chéngzhǎng | to mature; to grow |
| 长期 | chángqī | long-term; for a protracted period |
| 生长 | shēngzhǎng | to grow; to grow up |
Questions about 长寿
What does 长寿 mean?
长寿 (chángshòu) means "longevity; long-lived" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 长寿?
长寿 is made of 2 characters: 长 (4 strokes), 寿 (7 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 长寿 an HSK word?
Yes. 长寿 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 长寿 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 长寿 is written 長壽.
What is 长寿面?
长寿面 (chángshòu miàn) are longevity noodles, traditionally eaten on birthdays. The long noodles stand for a long life, so people try not to cut them.
Is 长寿 also a place name?
Yes. Written with a capital letter in pinyin, Chángshòu refers to 长寿区 (Chángshòu Qū), a district of Chongqing. Context usually makes the meaning clear.