How to Say ‘This is 10 centimeters long.’ in Traditional Chinese
這個長十公分。
zhè gè zhǎng shí gōng fēn
[zhè guh cháng shí gōngfēn]
💬 Usage Tip: No verb like "is" is needed: the measuring word 長 goes straight before the number. Swap in 高 "tall" or 重 "heavy" the same way: 這個重兩公斤 "This weighs 2 kilograms".
Phrase Breakdown
這個長
zhè gè zhǎng
this one is long
長 here is pronounced cháng and means 'long' or 'in length'. Don't confuse it with zhǎng ('to grow').
這條河很長。
This river is very long.
Words in this phrase
這
zhè
[zhè]
this
Indicates a specific object mentioned or nearby.
殘劍的這張字表達了他的思想。
Broken Sword's piece of calligraphy expresses his thoughts.
個
gè
[guh]
measure word; individual
A common classifier used for people or many general nouns.
每個人對文化都有不同看法。
Each person has a different view of culture.
長
zhǎng
[cháng]
long; to be long (in length)
Describes length; used before a measurement to state how long something is.
這條路很長。
This road is very long.
十公分。
shí gōng fēn
ten centimeters.
公分 (gōngfēn) is the word for 'centimeter' used in Taiwan.
大概五公分。
About five centimeters.
Words in this phrase
十
shí
[shí]
ten
The number 10.
十個人
ten people
公分
gōng fēn
[gōngfēn]
centimeter
A metric unit of length, one hundredth of a meter.
這支筆十五公分。
This pen is fifteen centimeters.
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