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漫长

màn cháng · man chang

Traditional 漫長

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. very long
  2. endless
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Three long days

  1. Dengdeng

    离(lí)放假(fàngjià)还有(háiyǒu)三天(sāntiān)，感觉(gǎnjué)特别(tèbié)漫长(màncháng)。

    There are three days until the holiday. It feels so long.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)也(yě)这么(zhème)说(shuō)。

    You said that yesterday too.

  3. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)这(zhè)三天(sāntiān)真的(zhēnde)很(hěn)漫长(màncháng)！

    Because these three days really are endless!

  4. Liangliang

    你看一下(nǐkànyīxià)日历(rìlì)，今天(jīntiān)几号(jǐhào)？

    Check the calendar. What is the date today?

  5. Dengdeng

    咦(yí)，今天(jīntiān)已经(yǐjīng)是(shì)放假(fàngjià)的(de)第一天(dìyītiān)了(le)！

    Huh? Today is already the first day of the holiday!

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2 examples
01

在(zài)火(huǒ)车(chē)的(de)间(jiàn)隔(gé)中(zhōng)有(yǒu)漫(màn)长(cháng)的(de)等(děng)待(dài)。

There is a long wait between trains.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jacintoo · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

看(kàn)来(lái)今(jīn)天(tiān)会(huì)是(shì)漫(màn)长(cháng)的(de)一(yì)天(tiān)啊(a)。

It looks like today will be a long day.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mirrorvan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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