長城 (coeng4 sing4 | chang2 cheng2) : The Great Wall of China

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長城

coeng4 sing4

chang2 cheng2

The Great Wall of China (abbreviation of 萬里長城)

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 3,200,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

長城 / 长城

This word has been viewed 8915 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tuan on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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長 coeng4 zoeng2 - long; length; forte; grow; older; chief
城 sing4 seng4 - city; town

4 compounds containing this word:

萬里長城 - The Great Wall of China
長城科技股份有限公司 - Great Wall Technology Co. Ltd.
長城抗戰 - the Defense of the Great Wall (from the Japanese)
中國長城工業公司 - China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC)

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Decimal representation of this word: 長城

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*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate ***

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *