所长

Character by character

• 所suǒ8 strokesHSK 2place, location; numerary adjunct
• 长zhǎng4 strokesHSK 2 traditional 長long; length; excel in; leader

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 所长. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 所以suǒ yǐHSK 2

  therefore; as a result; so; the reason why

• 所suǒHSK 3

  actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive

• 所有suǒ yǒuHSK 2

  all; to have; to possess; to own

• 长zhǎngHSK 2

  chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance

• 长大zhǎng dàHSK 2

  to grow up

• 所谓suǒ wèiHSK 7

  so-called; what is called

• 有所yǒu suǒHSK 7

  somewhat; to some extent

• 成长chéng zhǎngHSK 3

  to mature; to grow; growth

• 所在suǒ zàiHSK 5

  place; location; (after a noun) place where it is located

• 家长jiā zhǎngHSK 2

  head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child

• 长期cháng qīHSK 3

  long term; long time; long range (of a forecast)

• 局长jú zhǎngHSK 5

  bureau chief

• 队长duì zhǎngHSK 2

  captain; team leader

• 之所以zhī suǒ yǐHSK 7

  (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以讨厌他 "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"

• 校长xiào zhǎngHSK 2

  (college, university) president; headmaster

• 市长shì zhǎngHSK 2

  mayor

• 厕所cè suǒHSK 6

  toilet; lavatory

• 增长zēng zhǎngHSK 3

  to grow; to increase

• 部长bù zhǎngHSK 3

  head of a (government etc) department; section chief; section head; secretary; minister

• 无所谓wú suǒ wèiHSK 4

  to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be

• 事务所shì wù suǒHSK 7

  office; firm

• 生长shēng zhǎngHSK 3

  to grow; to grow up; to be brought up

• 场所chǎng suǒHSK 3

  location; place

• 擅长shàn chángHSK 7

  to be good at; to be expert in