Meaning of 长度
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- length
How to use 长度
长度 is a fairly formal noun used for measuring objects, distances, text, or time spans. It often appears with 的 or with verbs like 测量 (cèliáng, to measure). Example: 这条河的长度是多少？(Zhè tiáo hé de chángdù shì duōshǎo?) What is the length of this river?
长 (cháng) means long, and 度 (dù) means a degree or measure. Put them together and you get the measure of how long something is: length.
Common mistake: Learners often read 长 as zhǎng here because of words like 长大 (zhǎngdà) and 校长 (xiàozhǎng). In 长度 it means long, so it is always cháng.
长度 in example sentences
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长 cháng · long · 4 strokes
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度 dù · to pass · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 长度.
| 长大 | zhǎngdà | to grow up |
| 队长 | duìzhǎng | captain; team leader |
| 态度 | tàidù | manner; bearing |
| 角度 | jiǎodù | angle; (fig.) point of view |
| 市长 | shìzhǎng | mayor |
| 校长 | xiàozhǎng | (college, university) president; headmaster |
| 温度 | wēndù | temperature |
| 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 |
| 速度 | sùdù | speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo |
Questions about 长度
What does 长度 mean?
长度 (chángdù) means "length" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 长度?
长度 is made of 2 characters: 长 (4 strokes), 度 (9 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 长度 an HSK word?
Yes. 长度 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 长度 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 长度 is written 長度.
Can I use 长度 in everyday speech, or is there a simpler way?
In casual speech people often just ask 多长？(duō cháng?) How long? 长度 sounds more formal and is common in instructions, forms, and technical contexts.
How do I say width and height in the same pattern?
Chinese uses the same 度 ending: 宽度 (kuāndù) is width and 高度 (gāodù) is height. Together with 长度 they describe the dimensions of an object.