滋长 (zī zhǎng) — to grow, to develop (often of negative tendencies or emotions)
Definition
A literary verb for negative feelings, habits, or trends gradually growing or taking hold. Distinct from 生长 (neutral biological growth) — 滋长 always implies something unwelcome spreading.
verb
to growto develop (often of negative tendencies or emotions)
Examples
- 滋长。Bù liáng qíng xù zài tuán duì zhōng zhú jiàn zī zhǎng qǐ lái.Bad emotions gradually grew in the team.
- ，滋长。Rú guǒ bù jí shí jiū zhèng, zhè zhǒng fēng qì huì zī zhǎng.If not corrected in time, this trend will grow.
- 滋长。Tā de xīn zhōng zī zhǎng le yì zhǒng qiáng liè de zé rèn gǎn.A strong sense of responsibility grew in his heart.
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