Chinese Word of the Day

长筒袜
cháng tǒng wà

stocking

Definitions

Chinese > English
长筒袜
1. Simplified form of 長筒襪
長筒襪	chángtǒngwà
1. n. stocking (soft garment worn on the foot and lower leg under shoes or other footwear)
English > Chinese
stocking
1. 长袜
Components
长
1. Simplified form of 長
長	cháng
1. long (of distance)
長征 - Long March
2. length
全長 - full length (of a river)
3. long (in space); far; distant
4. long (of time); lasting
5. everlasting; permanent
6. constantly; frequently
7. straight; perfectly straight
8. upright; right; good; fine
9. strength; advantage; merit
10. skill; specialism
11. to excel in
12. to begin to grow; to grow; to develop
長zhǎng大 - to grow old
我家的樹長zhǎng 得很健康。 - The tree in my house is growing healthily.
13. (of a person) to look; to appear (e.g. beautiful)
14. to increase; to enhance
15. (intransitive) to increase; to go up
16. to nourish
17. old (of age)
年長zhǎng - senior
18. senior; elder
兄長zhǎng - elder brother
19. leader; master; chief; head
20. eldest; oldest
21. to exalt; to honor
22. to wield; to be in control of
23. (archaic) length; measure of length
24. (archaic, Min) to be left over; surplus, residue
今旦飯長野儕。 (gĭng-dáng buông diông iā sâ̤, MD) - There is a lot of leftover food today.
筒	tǒng, tóng
1. section of thick bamboo
2. hollow tube; pipe
3. barrel; can; tin
4. tube-shaped part of an item of clothing or footwear
5. (colloquial) to put in; to place in
袜	mò
1. (fashion) An undershirt or underbodice worn in pre-modern China.
2. Variant of 襪
襪	wà
1. sock; stocking

Pronunciation

cháng tǒng wà

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