Chinese
zhǎng
Meaning: to grow; to grow up
Part of Speech: Verb

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Example sentences

這個孩子長得很快,衣服都穿不下了。
这个孩子长得很快,衣服都穿不下了。
This child is growing fast; their clothes don't fit anymore.
他長得很像他的父親。
He looks very much like his father.
校園裡那棵楊樹在春天長出新葉。
The poplar tree on campus grows new leaves in spring.
這裡的樹長得很密。
The trees here grow very densely.
春天到了,田野裡的秧苗都長出來了。
Spring has arrived, and the rice seedlings in the fields have all sprouted.

Usage Notes

Specifically refers to the biological growth of living things or developing/increasing in abstract qualities.

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