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长寿
chángshòu
Main
English Definitionlongevity; ability to live long; long lived; Changshou suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
Simplified Script长寿
Traditional Script長壽
Pinyinchángshòu
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)coeng4sau6
Part of Speech(形) adjective
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=5
Word Decomposition
长chánglength; long; forever; always; constantly
寿shòulong life; old age; age; life; birthday; funerary; (Chinese surname)

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Words With Same Head Word    
长度chángdùlength
长久chángjiǔ(for a) long time
长途chángtúlong distance
长处chángchùgood aspects; strong points
长方形cháng fāngxíngrectangle
Words With Same Tail Word    
大寿dàshòu(polite) birthday making the beginning of new decade of life for an older person, especially over 50 years old (e.g. 60th or 70th birthday)
祝寿zhùshòuto offer birthday congratulations (to an elderly person)
延年益寿yánnián yì shòuto make life longer; to promise longevity; (this product will) extend your life
延寿yánshòuYanshou county in Harbin 哈尔滨, Heilongjiang; to extend life
折寿zhéshòuto have one's life shortened (by excesses etc)
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