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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.
Appears in
HSK 2.0 Level 6

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