长期
chángqī
long-term
Part of speech · noun / adjective
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長long
期period
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Examples
- 吸烟会对身体造成长期的危害。Smoking causes long-term harm to the body.
- 他们建立了长期合作关系。They established a long-term partnership.
Collocations
长期合作长期坚持长期目标长期以来
Mnemonic
长 cháng "long" + 期 qī "period": a long period, i.e. long-term. 长 is a multi-reading character; in 长期 it reads cháng "long". 长期合作 = long-term cooperation. Opposite of 短期 (short-term) and 临时 (temporary).
Related
短期长远临时永久
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