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长大

zhǎng dà · zhang da

Traditional 長大

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. to grow up
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A very big dog

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那(nà)只(zhī)小狗(xiǎogǒu)多(duō)可爱(kěài)！

    Look, that puppy is so cute!

  2. Dengdeng

    它(tā)长(zhǎng)大(dà)以后(yǐhòu)会(huì)很(hěn)大(dà)吗(ma)？

    Will it be very big when it grows up?

  3. Liangliang

    主人(zhǔrén)说(shuō)，它(tā)长大(zhǎngdà)以后(yǐhòu)比(bǐ)人(rén)还(hái)大(dà)。

    The owner says that when it grows up it will be bigger than a person.

  4. Dengdeng

    比(bǐ)人(rén)还(hái)大(dà)？

    Bigger than a person?

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)要(yào)跟(gēn)它(tā)做(zuò)朋友(péngyou)。

    Then I will be friends with it right now.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)和(hé)他(tā)的(de)妻(qī)子(zi)都(dōu)在(zài)澳(ào)大(dà)利(lì)亚(yà)长(zhǎng)大(dà)。

Tom and his wife both grew up in Australia.

Tatoeba: Chinese by tianblr · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)长(zhǎng)大(dà)后(hòu)成(chéng)为(wéi)了(le)一(yì)名(míng)工(gōng)程(chéng)师(shī)。

He grew up to be an engineer.

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

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长
cháng

length; long

大
dà

big; large; great; older (than another person)

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