漫长
Old HSK 6
漫长 (màncháng) · very long
漫长 (màncháng) means “very long; endless”. It is written with 2 characters: 漫 (inundating) + 长 (long). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 漫长 is built
The characters
漫 màn · inundating
What 漫 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 曼màn — long
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 罒wǎng — net
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 又yòu — and
- 日rì — sun; day
长 cháng · long
What 长 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 長; an old man with long hair and a cane (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
冬天的夜晚很漫长。Dōngtiān de yèwǎn hěn màncháng.Winter nights are very long.
经过漫长的等待，他终于回来了。Jīngguò màncháng de děngdài, tā zhōngyú huílai le.After a long wait, he finally came back.
Questions about 漫长
What does 漫长 mean?
漫长 (màncháng) means “very long; endless”.
How do you pronounce 漫长?
漫长 is pronounced màncháng.
Which HSK level is 漫长?
漫长 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 浪漫làngmànromantic
- 漫画mànhuàcomic
- 弥漫mímànto fill the air
- 班长bānzhǎngclass monitor
- 队长duìzhǎngcaptain
- 家长jiāzhǎngparent (of a student)
- 市长shìzhǎngmayor
- 校长xiàozhǎngheadmaster
- 院长yuànzhǎngdirector
- 长大zhǎngdàto grow up
Learn 漫长 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 123: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.