HSK 3 · Time Words

长期

cháng qī

long-term

Stroke order of 长期

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

长 · 4 strokes 期 · 12 strokes

Memory trick

长 is long, and 期 is a period: a long stretch of time.

Parts: 长: long; 期: period

The characters in 长期

长 zhǎng — to grow; head; chief (4 strokes)
期 qī — period; issue (12 strokes)

Example sentence

他长期住在这里。

He has lived here for a long time.

Words with 长

长大to grow up 家长parent; head of family 班长class monitor 队长team captain 组长group leader 市长mayor 校长headmaster; principal 院长dean; director (of an institute)长to grow; head; chief 部长minister; head of department 所长head of an institute 长城the Great Wall 长处strong point 成长to grow up 生长to grow 增长to grow; growth

Words with 期

星期week 星期日Sunday 星期天Sunday 日期date 学期semester; term 假期holiday; vacation 近期near future; recently 短期short-term 定期regular; periodic 期period; issue

More words: Time Words

钟clock; bell 时time; hour; when 时代era; age 时刻moment; always 世纪century 年代decade; era 年初beginning of the year 年底end of the year 后年year after next 近期near future; recently 短期short-term 定期regular; periodic 期period; issue 整天all day 当初at first; originally 从前before; in the past

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