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生长

shēng zhǎng · sheng zhang

Traditional 生長

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Meaning

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  1. to grow
  2. to grow up
  3. to be brought up
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Fast bamboo

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，这(zhè)是(shì)什么(shénme)树(shù)？

    Dengdeng, what tree is this?

  2. Dengdeng

    这是(zhèshì)竹子(zhúzi)，竹子(zhúzi)生长(shēngzhǎng)得(de)特别(tèbié)快(kuài)。

    This is bamboo, and bamboo grows especially fast.

  3. Liangliang

    有多快(yǒuduōkuài)？

    How fast?

  4. Dengdeng

    一天(yītiān)能(néng)生长(shēngzhǎng)几十(jǐshí)厘米(límǐ)。

    It can grow dozens of centimeters a day.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)每天(měitiān)来(lái)看(kàn)它(tā)生长(shēngzhǎng)吧(ba)。

    Then let's come every day and watch it grow.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)你(nǐ)一直(yīzhí)看着(kànzhe)它(tā)，它(tā)会(huì)不好意思(bùhǎoyìsi)生长(shēngzhǎng)的(de)。

    OK, but if you keep watching it, it will feel shy about growing.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)些(xiē)花(huā)生(shēng)长(zhǎng)在(zài)温(wēn)暖(nuǎn)的(de)国(guó)家(jiā)。

These flowers grow in warm countries.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

手(shǒu)甲(jiǎ)的(de)生(shēng)长(zhǎng)速(sù)度(dù)比(bǐ)脚(jiǎo)甲(jiǎ)快(kuài)四(sì)倍(bèi)。

Fingernails grow nearly four times faster than toenails.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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生
shēng

to be born; to give birth

长
cháng

length; long

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