长
大

To grow up in Chinese: 长大 (zhǎng dà)

zhǎng dà

to grow up

HSK 3.0 Level 2Traditional: 長大1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to grow up

Stroke order

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长
大

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ㄓㄤˇ

zhǎng

ㄓ/ zhㄤ/ angˇ/ third tone

ㄉㄚˋ

dà

ㄉ/ dㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

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长大

Simplified

長大

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 孩子们长大得真快。

    hái zi men zhǎng dà dé zhēn kuài。

    Children grow up so fast.

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Related words

大

dà

big

长

cháng

length

大家

dà jiā

everyone

校长

xiào zhǎng

(college, university) president

大夫

dài fu

doctor

大概

dà gài

roughly

大约

dà yuē

approximately

扩大

kuò dà

to expand

增长

zēng zhǎng

to grow

长城

cháng chéng

the Great Wall

长江

cháng jiāng

Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang

成长

chéng zhǎng

to mature

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