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生长 (shēng zhǎng) — to grow (of living things); to grow up

Definition

生长 (shēng zhǎng) means living things (plants, animals) growing — a biological process. Pairs with 在-place phrases. For human maturation use 成长; for numerical increase use 增长.

verb
to grow (of living things)to grow up

Examples

  • 生长。
    Zhí wù zài chūn tiān kāi shǐ shēng zhǎng.
    Plants start to grow in spring.
  • 生长。
    Hái zi shēng zhǎng zài xìng fú de jiā tíng lǐ.
    Children grow up in happy families.
  • 生长。
    Zhè xiē shù zài shān shàng shēng zhǎng dé hěn hǎo.
    These trees grow very well on the mountain.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

生shēnggrow
长chánggrow

生 (grow) and 长 (grow) combine to mean growing or growing up.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

生 shows 屮 (a bud) above 一 (the ground), drawing a sprout coming up from the earth.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 長; 长 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 長 pictures an old man with long hair. The simplified 长 is a later shorthand, so its strokes do not show that original picture.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 5Biology

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