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龙

lóng

dragon; symbolic of emperor

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Strokes
5
Radical
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3
Tone
2

Traditional form: 龍

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Example sentences

  • 我见过龙。

    Wǒ jiàn guo lóng

    I saw a dragon!

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  • 龙年结束了。

    Lóng nián jié shù le

    The year of the dragon has ended.

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  • 店前排起了长龙。

    Diàn qián pái qǐ le cháng lóng

    A long queue had formed in front of the shop.

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  • 水龙头在滴水。

    Shuǐ lóng tóu zài dī shuǐ

    The faucet is leaking.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 龙

  • 龙lóng 2dragon; imperial
  • 水龙头shuǐ lóng tóu 3–2–2faucet; tap
  • 沙龙shā lóng 1–2 salon (loanword)
  • 恐龙kǒng lóng 3–2 dinosaur; (old) (slang) ugly person
  • 来龙去脉lái lóng qù mài 2–2–4–4the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); (fig.) the whole sequence of events; causes and effects
  • 尼龙ní lóng 2–2 nylon (loanword)
  • 龙舟lóng zhōu 2–1 dragon boat; imperial boat
  • 跑龙套pǎo lóng tào 3–2–4to play a small role
  • 画龙点睛huà lóng diǎn jīng 4–2–3–1to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life; a few words to clinch the point