長短

cháng duǎn

A2 Level 4* ★ Core word

長短 (cháng duǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “length”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4* (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. length
  2. accident; mishap
  3. right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits

Stroke order

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Example

這兩條繩子的長短不一樣。

These two ropes are of different lengths.

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).