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Jyutping zoeng2 si4 gaan1
Pinyin cháng shí jiān

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    long time; long period of time
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你会待多长时间?
    你會待多長時間?
    nǐ huì dài duō zhǎng shí jiān ?
    • How long will you be staying?
  2. Mandarin
    他的小说风行了一段长时间。
    他的小說風行了一段長時間。
    tā de xiǎo shuō fēng xíng le yī duàn zhǎng shí jiān 。
    • His novel had a great vogue for a long time.
  3. Mandarin
    已经过去了很长时间,但是今晚,由于我们今天在这场选举所采取的行动,在这个决定性的时候,变革来到了美国。
    已經過去了很長時間,但是今晚,由於我們今天在這場選舉所採取的行動,在這個決定性的時候,變革來到了美國。
    yǐ jīng guò qù le hěn zhǎng shí jiān , dàn shì jīn wǎn , yóu yú wǒ men jīn tiān zài zhè chǎng xuǎn jǔ suǒ cǎi qǔ de xíng dòng , zài zhè ge jué dìng xìng de shí hou , biàn gé lái dào le měi guó 。
    • It's been a long time coming; but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.
    • It's been a long time coming; but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to the United States.
  4. Mandarin
    我来了好长时间了。
    我來了好長時間了。
    wǒ lái le hǎo zhǎng shí jiān le 。
    • I've been here for a while.
  5. Mandarin
    “会议会持续多长时间?”“两个小时。”
    “會議會持續多長時間?”“兩個小時。”
    “ huì yì huì chí xù duō zhǎng shí jiān ?”“ liǎng gè xiǎo shí 。”
    • "How long will the meeting last?" "For two hours."
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    温度下降,如必须外出,应避免长时间置身喺寒风中。
    温度下降,如必須外出,應避免長時間置身喺寒風中。
    wan1 dou6 haa6 gong3, jyu4 bit1 seoi1 ngoi6 ceot1, jing1 bei6 min5 coeng4 si4 gaan3 zi3 san1 hai2 hon4 fung1 zung1.
    • The temperature is dropping. If you must go out, please avoid prolonged exposure to wintry winds.
  2. Cantonese
    呢个情形可能会持续一段长时间。
    呢個情形可能會持續一段長時間。
    ni1 go3 cing4 jing4 ho2 nang4 wui5 ci4 zuk6 jat1 dyun6 coeng4 si4 gaan3
    • Such conditions may last for a long time.
  3. Cantonese
    发展咗咁长时间以为自己有一套嘢,实际全部都好官僚,好多时市民觉得佢哋离地就系咁解。
    發展咗咁長時間以為自己有一套嘢,實際全部都好官僚,好多時市民覺得佢哋離地就係咁解。
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  4. Cantonese
    佢嘅设想走得好前,即使有先见之明,都要过咗好长时间,等到印证咗嘞,大众先至认同。
    佢嘅設想走得好前,即使有先見之明,都要過咗好長時間,等到印證咗嘞,大眾先至認同。
    keoi5 ge3 cit3 soeng2 haang2 dak1 hou2 cin4, zik1 si2 jau5 sin1 gin3 zi1 ming4, dou1 jiu3 gwo3 zo2 hou2 coeng4 si4 gaan3, dang2 dou3 jan3 zing3 zo2 laak3, daai6 zung1 sin1 zi3 jing6 tung4.
    • His idea was pioneering. Yet, even though he recognized it in advance, it had taken quite a long time until it was proved, to gain agreement of the mass.
  5. Cantonese
    移民嘅申请要等长时间嘅审批。
    移民嘅申請要等長時間嘅審批。
    ji4 man4 ge3 san1 cing2 jiu3 dang2 coeng4 si4 gaan3 ge3 sam2 pai1.
    • Application for immigration takes longer to process and approve.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    你怎么花了那么长时间啊?
    你怎麼花了那麼長時間啊?
    nǐ zěn me huā le nà me cháng shí jiān a ?
    • Why did it take you so long?
  2. Mandarin
    “这个限量版手办我已经长草很长时间了,终于入手了!”
    “這個限量版手辦我已經長草很長時間了,終於入手了!”
    “ zhè ge xiàn liàng bǎn shǒu bàn wǒ yǐ jīng zhǎng cǎo hěn cháng shí jiān le , zhōng yú rù shǒu le ! ”
    • “I've been long for this limited edition figurine for a long time, and I finally got my hands on it!”