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title: "Manchang Meaning: 漫长 (màncháng) Means “very long”"
description: "漫长 (traditional 漫長, màncháng) means “very long; endless”. Hear its tones, see what 漫 and 长 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/manchang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 漫长 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

漫长 màncháng

## very long; endless

## Its characters

1. 漫 màn long
2. 长 cháng long

## In a sentence

冬天的夜晚很漫长。 Winter nights are very long.

北京的冬天**漫长**又寒冷，房子大多朝南，好让阳光照进屋里，所以大部分胡同是东西走向的，南北方向的小

From [胡同是什么？ · What is a Beijing hutong?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-a-beijing-hutong#library-word-367-369)

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## More words with 漫 or 长

- [长度 chángdù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changdu)
- [长久 chángjiǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changjiu)
- [长期 chángqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changqi)
- [长期以来 chángqī-yǐlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changqiyilai)
- [长途 chángtú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changtu)
- [长效 chángxiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changxiao)
- [长远 chángyuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changyuan)
- [长征 chángzhēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changzheng)
- [成长 chéngzhǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengzhang)
- [动漫 dòngmàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongman)

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