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伸长

shēn cháng

2-character word Traditional 伸長

What 伸长 means

1. to stretch; to extend

The characters in 伸长

• 伸shēnto stretch; to extend
• 长chánglong; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte

Example sentences

• 他伸长了他的右手。
  He extended his right arm.
• 汤姆伸长脖子四处张望。
  Tom craned his neck in every direction.
• 他伸长了手臂为了能拿到书。
  Tā shēncháng le shǒubì wèile néng ná dào shū.
  He stretched out his arm to take the book.
• 他伸长了脖子，希望能听到他们低声说的话。
  Tā shēncháng le bózi, xīwàng néng tīngdào tāmen dīshēng shuō dehuà.
  He craned his neck a bit in hopes of hearing what they were whispering.
• 他伸长了脖子，希望能听到她们低声说的话。
  Tā shēncháng le bózi, xīwàng néng tīngdào tāmen dīshēng shuō de huà.
  He craned his neck a bit in hopes of hearing what they were whispering.

Sounds the same

Read shēn cháng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 身长height (of person); length of clothing from shoulders to bottom…
• 深长profound (meaning, implications etc)