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(zhǎng dà) - to grow up in Mandarin

zhǎng

Traditional: 長大

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Translation

to grow up

Word origin

A compound of 长 here read zhǎng meaning to grow and 大 meaning big, together to grow up. It describes a child becoming an adult.

Origin
compound
Root
长 (zhǎng, grow) + 大 (dà, big)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 长

Stroke order for 大

Examples

Children grow up quickly.

xiāng

I grew up in the countryside.

You will understand when you grow up.

He wants to be a doctor when he grows up.

It is a joy to watch them grow up.

长大 (zhǎngdà) means to grow up. Note that 长 is read zhǎng to grow, not cháng long, in this word.

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This word is part of lesson 24.