coeng4長长
Jyutpingcoeng4
Yalechèuhng
Definition
Length; the distance between two endpoints.
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How it's used
Focuses on physical distance or duration rather than abstract concepts. When describing time, it often pairs with duration markers to emphasize how much time has passed. It serves as the standard antonym to 短 in almost all physical contexts.
Examples
This road is so long, my legs are tired from walking.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using it to describe the height of a person, where 高 is required instead. Learners often mistakenly use it for vertical measurements where it does not apply.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
