长途 meaning in English
long distance; long-distance phone call (abbr. for 長途電話|长途电话[chang2 tu2 dian4 hua4])
Meaning of 长途
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- long distance
- long-distance phone call (abbr. for 長途電話|长途电话[chang2 tu2 dian4 hua4])
- long-distance coach (abbr. for 長途汽車|长途汽车[chang2 tu2 qi4 che1])
How to use 长途
长途 often comes before a noun to describe long-distance travel, like 长途旅行 (long trip) or 长途汽车 (long-distance bus). In speech it can also stand alone as short for a long-distance call or coach. Example: 我们坐长途汽车去上海。(Wǒmen zuò chángtú qìchē qù Shànghǎi.) We are taking a long-distance bus to Shanghai.
长 (cháng) means long and 途 (tú) means road or journey, so 长途 is simply a long road. Think of a long trip where the road stretches far ahead.
Common mistake: 长 has two readings. In 长途 it is cháng (long), not zhǎng as in 长大 (zhǎngdà) or 校长 (xiàozhǎng). Learners who study those related words often misread 长途 as zhǎngtú.
长途 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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长 cháng · long · 4 strokes
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途 tú · way · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 长途.
| 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 长途
What does 长途 mean?
长途 (chángtú) means "long distance; long-distance phone call (abbr. for 長途電話|长途电话[chang2 tu2 dian4 hua4])" and is used as a adjective and noun.
How do you write 长途?
长途 is made of 2 characters: 长 (4 strokes), 途 (10 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 长途 an HSK word?
Yes. 长途 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 长途 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 长途 is written 長途.
What is the opposite of 长途?
The opposite is 短途 (duǎntú), short distance. For example, 短途旅行 means a short trip.
Can I use 长途 to say a road is long?
Not usually. To describe a road itself, say 这条路很长 (zhè tiáo lù hěn cháng). 长途 describes travel, transport, or calls over a long distance, like 长途电话.