长城
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
长城 (Chángchéng) · the Great Wall
长城 (Chángchéng) means “the Great Wall”. It is written with 2 characters: 长 (long) + 城 (city). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 长城 is built
The characters
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)
城 chéng · city
What 城 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 成chéng — to accomplish
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 戈gē — spear
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 成 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们明年去长城吧。Wǒmen míngnián qù Chángchéng ba.Let's go to the Great Wall next year.
你去过长城吗？Nǐ qù guo Chángchéng ma?Have you been to the Great Wall?
Questions about 长城
What does 长城 mean?
长城 (Chángchéng) means “the Great Wall”.
How do you pronounce 长城?
长城 is pronounced Chángchéng.
Which HSK level is 长城?
长城 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 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
- 组长zǔzhǎnggroup leader
- 部长bùzhǎngminister
- 长处chángchùstrong point
Learn 长城 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 76: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.