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长长
chángcháng
Description
"长长"是"长"的重叠，意思是很长、长长的。
"长长" is the reduplication of "长", meaning very long or long-long.
我们常说"长长的头发"或者"长长的路"。
We often say "长长的头发" (long hair) or "长长的路" (long road).
Meanings
长长chángcháng
very long; long (emphatic)
她有一头长长的黑发。
She has long black hair.
长长chángcháng
describing something extended in time or shape
他长长地叹了一口气。
He sighed deeply.
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Notes
- Etymology
reduplication of 长 (cháng, long), adding a softer, more vivid descriptive tone.
- Nuance
often used before 的 to describe nouns; note 长 also reads zhǎng meaning 'grow'.
In videos
“刚才那件棉服是比它要长长长短长短”
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