cháng dù
length; extent
这条裙子的长度刚刚好。
Zhè tiáo qúnzi de chángdù gānggāng hǎo.
The length of this dress is just right.
这个房间的长度是五米。
Zhège fángjiān de chángdù shì wǔ mǐ.
The length of this room is five meters.
这条路的长度是多少？
Zhè tiáo lù de chángdù shì duōshǎo?
How long is this road?
宽度 (kuǎndù)
width
高度 (gāodù)
height
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The Chinese word 长度 (chángdù) for "length" is composed of two characters: 长 (cháng) and 度 (dù). The character 长 originally meant "to grow" or "to become long", and it is often used in words related to length, such as 长高 (chánggāo, "to grow tall") and 长寿 (chángshòu, "longevity"). The character 度 originally meant "to measure" or "to estimate", and it is often used in words related to measurement, such as 温度 (wēndù, "temperature") and 速度 (sùdù, "speed"). When combined, the two characters 长度 form a compound word that means "length".
