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.

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