長線

长线
chángxiàn
long term

CEDICT

  1. (attributive) long-term
  2. long thread
  3. long-term
  4. to be in oversupply (of products)

Wiktionary

  1. 長的線。
  2. 大陸地區指長期大量生產，以致供應量超過社會需要，應減縮的產品或行業。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 長 cháng
  1. long
  2. (bound form) length
  3. (bound form) strong point; forte
  4. (bound form) to be good at
  5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. zhàng)
2 線 xiàn
  1. thread
  2. string
  3. wire
  4. line
  5. (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

classifiers: 條, 股, 根

Containing this entry

放長線釣大魚 fàngchángxiàndiàodàyú use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns

Related entries

長期 chángqī
  1. long term
  2. long time
  3. long range (of a forecast)
她决定长期住在美国。

She has decided to live in America for good.

Source: Tatoeba

多頭 duōtóu
  1. many-headed
  2. many-layered (authority)
  3. devolved (as opposed to centralized)
  4. pluralistic
  5. (as classifier) number of animals
  6. long term (finance)
  7. long (investment)