长眠 meaning in English

chángmián

(euphemism) to rest eternally; to lie buried in (one's final resting place)

Traditional 長眠14 strokes

Meaning of 长眠

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chángmián
  1. (euphemism) to rest eternally; to lie buried in (one's final resting place)

长眠 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

在zài拉lā莱lái耶yé的de宅zhái邸dǐ中zhōng,长cháng眠mián的de克kè苏sū鲁lǔ在zài梦mèng中zhōng等děng候hòu著zhù。
In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

长 cháng · long · 4 strokes

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眠 mián · sleep · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 长眠.

长大zhǎngdàto grow up
队长duìzhǎngcaptain; team leader
市长shìzhǎngmayor
校长xiàozhǎng(college, university) president; headmaster
家长jiāzhǎnghead of a household; family head
院长yuànzhǎngthe head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board; university presi
组长zǔzhǎnggroup leader
班长bānzhǎngclass monitor; squad leader
部长bùzhǎnghead of a (government etc) department; section chief
成长chéngzhǎngto mature; to grow
长期chángqīlong-term; for a protracted period
生长shēngzhǎngto grow; to grow up

Questions about 长眠

What does 长眠 mean?

长眠 (chángmián) means "(euphemism) to rest eternally; to lie buried in (one's final resting place)".

How do you write 长眠?

长眠 is made of 2 characters: 长 (4 strokes), 眠 (10 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

How is 长眠 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 长眠 is written 長眠.