Usage note
长度表示从一端到另一端的距离。
cháng dù biǎo shì cóng yì duān dào lìng yì duān de jù lí。
长度 means the distance from one end to the other.
Context note
长度常用于测量、比较和物体。
cháng dù cháng yòng yú cè liáng 、 bǐ jiào hé wù tǐ。
It is often used for measuring, comparison, and objects.
5 examples
这条绳子的长度是多少？
zhè tiáo shéng zi de cháng dù shì duō shǎo？
What is the length of this rope?
请测量长度。
qǐng cè liáng cháng dù。
Please measure the length.
长度合适。
cháng dù hé shì。
The length is suitable.
桌子的长度很长。
zhuō zi de cháng dù hěn cháng。
The table is very long.
老师讲了长度单位。
lǎo shī jiǎng le cháng dù dān wèi。
The teacher explained length units.
5 mini stories
他量了木板的长度。
tā liáng le mù bǎn de cháng dù。
He measured the length of the board.
这条路的长度不短。
zhè tiáo lù de cháng dù bù duǎn。
The length of this road is not short.
孩子们比较两条线的长度。
hái zi men bǐ jiào liǎng tiáo xiàn de cháng dù。
The children compared the lengths of two lines.
长度不够，只好换一块。
cháng dù bú gòu， zhǐ hǎo huàn yí kuài。
The length was not enough, so they had to replace it.
这个箱子的长度刚好。
zhè ge xiāng zǐ de cháng dù gāng hǎo。
The length of this box is just right.
Mini dialogue
测量长度
A
你能帮我量一下这张桌子的长度吗？
Nǐ néng bāng wǒ liáng yīxià zhè zhāng zhuōzi de chángdù ma?
Can you help me measure the length of this table?
B
好的，它的长度是一米二。
Hǎo de, tā de chángdù shì yī mǐ èr.
Okay, its length is 1.2 meters.
绳子长度
A
这根绳子的长度不够。
Zhè gēn shéngzi de chángdù bùgòu.
The length of this rope is not enough.
B
那我们换一根长度更长的吧。
Nà wǒmen huàn yī gēn chángdù gèng cháng de ba.
Then let's change to one with a longer length.
Related words and contrasts
contrast
宽度
kuān dù
width
长度 is length, 宽度 is width. They describe different dimensions.
contrast
高度
gāo dù
height
长度 is length, 高度 is height. Useful to compare when measuring things.