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CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

伸长

shēncháng

to stretch; to extend

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

to stretch; to extend

REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES

How 伸长 actually appears in real sentences.

These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 伸长 appears in 5 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.

他伸长了他的右手。tā shēn cháng le tā de yòu shǒu。

He extended his right arm.

汤姆伸长脖子四处张望。tāng mǔ shēn cháng bó zi sì chù zhāng wàng。

Tom craned his neck in every direction.

他伸长了手臂为了能拿到书。tā shēn cháng le shǒu bì wèi le néng ná dào shū。

He stretched out his arm to take the book.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS

Words that keep company with 伸长.

Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 伸长.

Directly before

  • 他伸长4
  • 汤姆伸长1

Directly after

  • 伸长了4
  • 伸长脖子1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 伸长

What does 伸长 mean in Chinese?

伸长 (shēncháng) means to stretch; to extend.

How do you pronounce 伸长?

伸长 is pronounced shēncháng.

Is 伸长 an HSK word?

伸长 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

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