长大 (zhǎng dà) — to grow up; to become mature

Definition

verb

to grow upto become mature

长大。
Wǒ shì zài běi jīng zhǎng dà de.
I grew up in Beijing.
长大。
Hái zi zhǎng dà hòu yào dǒng de zhào gù zì jǐ.
After children grow up, they should know how to take care of themselves.
长大，。
Zhè kē shù yǐ jīng zhǎng dà le, kě yǐ zhē yīn le.
This tree has grown up and can provide shade now.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

“长” (grow) and “大” (big) combine to mean growing to maturity.

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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.

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

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

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