生
长

To grow in Chinese: 生长 (shēng zhǎng)

shēng zhǎng

to grow

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 生長1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to grow
  2. 2to grow up
  3. 3to be brought up

Stroke order

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生
长

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄓㄤˇ

zhǎng

ㄓ/ zhㄤ/ angˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

生长

Simplified

生長

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这种花在温暖的地方生长。

    zhè zhǒng huā zài wēn nuǎn de dì fāng shēng zhǎng。

    This kind of flower grows in warm places.

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Related words

长

cháng

length

生

shēng

to be born

先生

xiān sheng

teacher

学生

xué sheng

student

医生

yī shēng

doctor

生病

shēng bìng

to fall ill

生日

shēng rì

birthday

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

校长

xiào zhǎng

(college, university) president

出生

chū shēng

to be born

发生

fā shēng

to happen

生活

shēng huó

to live

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