长期
HSK 3 (2021)
长期 (chángqī) · long-term
长期 (chángqī) means “long-term; for a long time”. It is written with 2 characters: 长 (long) + 期 (period). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 长期 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)
期 qī · period
What 期 is made of
- 其qí — his
- 甘gān — sweet
- 卄niàn — twenty
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 甘gān — sweet
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 月 gives the meaning, 其 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他长期住在北京。Tā chángqī zhù zài Běijīng.He has lived in Beijing for a long time.
这是一个长期的工作。Zhè shì yī gè chángqī de gōngzuò.This is a long-term job.
Questions about 长期
What does 长期 mean?
长期 (chángqī) means “long-term; for a long time”.
How do you pronounce 长期?
长期 is pronounced chángqī.
Which HSK level is 长期?
长期 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 长期 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 78: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.