张家长，
李家短 | Zhāng jiā cháng ,
Lǐ jiā duǎn | lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors |
| 从长计议 | cōng cháng jì yì | to take one's time making a decision (idiom); to give it further thought decide later |
| 慢长 | màn cháng | extremely long; unending |
| 成长率 | chéng zhǎng lǜ | growth rate |
| 打长工 | dǎ cháng gōng | to work as long-term hired hand |
| 打长途 | dǎ cháng tú | to make a long distance call |
| 拉长脸 | lā cháng liǎn | to pull a long face; to scowl |
| 拔苗助长 | bá miáo zhù zhǎng | to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom) |
| 拖长 | tuō cháng | lengthen; drag out |
| 排起长队 | pái qǐ cháng duì | to form a long line (i.e. of people waiting) |
| 扬长而去 | yáng cháng ér qù | to shake one's sleeve and leave (idiom); to turn and leave abruptly |
| 揠苗助长 | yà miáo zhù zhǎng | see 拔苗助长 |
| 放长线钓大鱼 | fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú | use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns |
| 教学相长 | jiào xué xiāng zhǎng | when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit |
| 教育部长 | jiào yù bù zhǎng | Minister of Education; Director of Education Department |
| 教长 | jiào zhǎng | dean; mullah; imam (Islam); see also 伊玛目 |
| 斜长石 | xié cháng shí | plagioclase (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar) |
春生，
夏长，
秋收，
冬藏 | chūn shēng ,
xià zhǎng ,
qiū shōu ,
dōng cáng | sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom) |
| 昼短夜长 | zhòu duǎn yè cháng | the winter days are short and the nights long (idiom) |
| 最年长 | zuì nián zhǎng | eldest |
| 最长 | zuì cháng | longest |
| 会长 | huì zhǎng | president of a club, committee etc |
| 会长团 | huì zhǎng tuán | presidency |
| 李长春 | Lǐ cháng chūn | Li Changchun (1944-), PRC politician |
| 机长 | jī zhǎng | captain; chief pilot |
| 正长石 | zhēng cháng shí | orthoclase KAlSi3O8 (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar) |
| 气贯长虹 | qì guàn cháng hóng | spirit reaches to the rainbow; full of noble aspiration and daring |
| 法国长棍 | Fǎ guó cháng gùn | baguette |
| 漫漫长夜 | màn màn cháng yè | endless night (idiom); fig. long suffering |
| 争长论短 | zhēng cháng lùn duǎn | lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom); to quibble; a storm in a teacup |
| 片长 | piàn cháng | length of film |
| 理事长 | lǐ shì zhǎng | director general |
| 生长激素 | shēng zhǎng jī sù | growth hormone |
| 田长霖 | Tián Cháng lín | Chang-Lin Tien |
| 男修道院长 | nán xiū dào yuàn zhǎng | abbot |
| 痴长 | chī zhǎng | to not be wiser despite being older; to be older than (you) by (humble) |
| 短中取长 | duǎn zhōng qǔ cháng | see 短中抽长 |
| 短中抽长 | duǎn zhōng chōu cháng | to make the best of a bad job; to make the best use of limited resources (idiom) |
| 短波长 | duǎn bō cháng | short wavelength |
| 码长城 | mǎ cháng chéng | to play mahjong (lit. to build the great wall) (colloquial) |
| 社长 | shè zhǎng | president or director (of association etc) |
| 福寿绵长 | fú shòu mián cháng | good luck and long life |
| 细水长流 | xì shuǐ cháng liú | lit. thin streams flow forever; fig. economy will get you a long way; to work steadily at something little by little |
| 经济增长 | jīng jì zēng zhǎng | economic growth |
| 经济增长率 | jīng jì zēng zhǎng lǜ | economic growth rate |
| 总会会长 | zǒng huì huì zhǎng | president |
| 织田信长 | Zhī tián Xìn cháng | ODA Nobunaga (1534-1582), Japanese shogun (warlord), played an important role in unifying Japan |
| 与世长辞 | yǔ shì cháng cí | to die; long farewell to the world |
| 舰长 | jiàn zhǎng | commander; captain (of a warship) |
| 色长 | sè zhǎng | brothel keeper |
