長相

简 长相 · 繁 長相
Mandarin · pinyin zhǎng xiàng

Meanings

  1. appearance
  2. looks
  3. profile
  4. countenance
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長
zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
相
xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
长
zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
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Mandarin tones

3–4 · zhang3 xiang4

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noun

  1. looks; features; appearance

adv

  1. (used in some phrases) at/to/with/… each other for long

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