# 长辈 (zhǎngbèi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 长辈 (zhǎngbèi) means “elder; older generation”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: elder; older generation
- Pinyin: zhǎngbèi (zhang3 bei4)
- Traditional: 長輩
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 我们应该尊重长辈。
  Wǒmen yīnggāi zūnzhòng zhǎngbèi.
  We should respect our elders.

## Characters

- [长](https://hanziro.com/word/chang-long/) (cháng): long
- [辈](https://hanziro.com/word/bei-generation/) (bèi): generation; lifetime

https://hanziro.com/word/zhang-bei-elder/

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