长命百岁

长命百岁長命百歲 cháng mìng bǎi suì ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄞˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ coeng4 ming6 baak3 seoi3

  • (idiom) to live to be a hundred years old (often used as a blessing or wish for longevity)

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 长 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 祝你长命百岁! May you live long!
  • 想長命百歲有一個萬無一失的方法:每天吃一顆獅子頭,吃一百年。 There's one surefire way to live to a ripe old age: eat a meatball a day for a hundred years.

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