How to Say ‘The Great Wall’ in Simplified Chinese
长城
cháng chéng
[Chángchéng]
💬 Usage Tip: 长城 (Chángchéng) is literally "long wall". Here 长 is read (cháng) "long", not (zhǎng) "to grow", which uses the same character.
🇨🇳 In China: Mao's line 不到长城非好汉 "you're not a real hero until you've reached the Great Wall" is quoted constantly. Visitors often buy T-shirts printed with it.
Phrase Breakdown
长城
cháng chéng
[Chángchéng]
the Great Wall
The ancient wall stretching across northern China, a world-famous landmark.
长城非常长。
The Great Wall is very long.
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