体长

體長
tǐcháng
noun #84,223

Meanings

  1. 1 body length

Examples

HSK 5
Zhè zhǒng yú tǐcháng zhǐyǒu wǔ límǐ.
This kind of fish is only five centimeters long.
HSK 7-9
Lánjīng shì dìqiú shàng zuì dà de dòngwù, tǐcháng kě dá sānshí mǐ.
The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching up to thirty meters in length.

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体长 is the written, scientific word of encyclopedias and field guides, usually for animals. In conversation people just ask 有多长 'how long is it', and a person's height is 身高.

Stroke Order

体 tǐ
长 cháng