成
长

To mature in Chinese: 成长 (chéng zhǎng)

chéng zhǎng

to mature

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 成長2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to mature
  2. 2to grow
  3. 3growth

Stroke order

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成
长

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄥˊ

chéng

ㄔ/ chㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄓㄤˇ

zhǎng

ㄓ/ zhㄤ/ angˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

成长

Simplified

成長

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 孩子的成长快得令人吃惊。

    hái zi de chéng zhǎng kuài dé lìng rén chī jīng。

    Children grow up so quickly.

  • 高大的橡树是从一颗小小的橡子成长而来的。

    gāo dà de xiàng shù shì cóng yì kē xiǎo xiǎo de xiàng zǐ chéng zhǎng ér lái de。

    Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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Related words

长

cháng

length

成

chéng

to succeed

成绩

chéng jì

achievement

完成

wán chéng

to complete

校长

xiào zhǎng

(college, university) president

成功

chéng gōng

success

成熟

chéng shú

mature

成为

chéng wéi

to become

养成

yǎng chéng

to cultivate

增长

zēng zhǎng

to grow

长城

cháng chéng

the Great Wall

长江

cháng jiāng

Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang

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