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修长

xiū cháng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 修長

修长 (xiū cháng) means "slender; lanky; tall and thin". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 修长 means

1. slender
2. lanky
3. tall and thin

The characters in 修长

• 修xiūto decorate; to embellish; to repair
• 长chánglong; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte

Example sentences

• 新的旗袍又修长又紧身，也有短裙摆，与传统式样构成了鲜明的对比。
  Slender and form-fitting with a high cut, the new qipao contrasted sharply with the traditional one.
• 新的旗袍又修长又紧身，也有高级的剪裁，与传统式样的构成了鲜明的对比。
  Xīn de qípáo yòu xiūcháng yòu jǐnshēn, yě yǒu gāojí de jiǎncái, yǔ chuántǒng shìyàng de gòuchéng le xiānmíng de duìbǐ.
  Slender and form-fitting with a high cut, the new qipao contrasted sharply with the traditional one.
• 在光线充足的情况下，诺斯费拉图与普通吸血鬼很容易区分。诺斯费拉图有着尖锐的门牙，以及极为修长的手指，即所谓的蜘蛛指。
  With adequate lighting, one can easily discern Nosferatu, with his pointed incisors and extremely long-limbed fingers, known as arachnodactyly, from common vampires.

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