修长

xiū cháng

HSK 7–9

Meaning

形容身体或物体细长而好看。

(of a person's figure or an object) slender and graceful.

常用于形容人的身材、手指、树木等，带有褒义。

Often used to describe a person's figure, fingers, trees, etc., with a positive connotation.

1 她的身材修长，非常适合当模特。 (Her figure is slender and graceful, very suitable for being a model.)
2 这棵树的树干修长，直插云霄。 (The trunk of this tree is slender and reaches straight into the sky.)
3 他有一双修长的手指，弹钢琴很优雅。 (He has long, slender fingers and plays the piano elegantly.)
4 修长的柳枝在风中摇曳，十分迷人。 (The slender willow branches sway in the wind, very charming.)
5 她的腿修长笔直，穿裙子特别好看。 (Her legs are long and straight, look especially good in skirts.)

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