长处
HSK 3 (2021)
长处 (chángchù) · strong point
长处 (chángchù) means “strong point; strength”. It is written with 2 characters: 长 (long) + 处 (place). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 长处 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)
处 chù · place
What 处 is made of
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: To go somewhere 夂 and put down a flag 卜 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
每个人都有自己的长处。Měi gè rén dōu yǒu zìjǐ de chángchù.Everyone has their own strengths.
你觉得他的长处是什么？Nǐ juéde tā de chángchù shì shénme?What do you think his strong points are?
Questions about 长处
What does 长处 mean?
长处 (chángchù) means “strong point; strength”.
How do you pronounce 长处?
长处 is pronounced chángchù.
Which HSK level is 长处?
长处 is in HSK 3 (2021).
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
- 长城Chángchéngthe Great Wall
Learn 长处 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 77: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.