Chinese word

成长

Pronunciation

Pinyinchéng zhǎng

Meaning

  • verbgrow up

Example

孩子在学校里成长得很快。hái zi zài xué xiào lǐ chéng zhǎng de hěn kuài

The child grows up very quickly at school.

Illustration for 成长 (grow up)

More examples

孩子在良好环境里健康成长。hái zi zài liáng hǎo huán jìng lǐ jiàn kāng chéng zhǎng

A child grows up healthy in a good environment.

Core concept

A person steadily develops in ability, character, and judgment as age and experience accumulate.

Common phrases

  • 健康成长jiàn kāng chéng zhǎng

    grow up healthy

  • 慢慢成长màn màn chéng zhǎng

    grow gradually

  • 成长为chéng zhǎng wèi

    grow into

Similar words

长大zhǎng dà: Becoming older and physically larger, especially in body size or height.
进步jìn bù: Getting better at a skill or achieving better results through practice or study.
提高tí gāo: Raising an ability, quality, or measured level to a higher standard.

Definition in Chinese

指人在性格、能力、思想等方面随着年龄或经历逐渐变得成熟、稳定和有能力的过程。zhǐ rén zài xìng gé néng lì sī xiǎng děng fāng miàn suí zhe nián líng huò jīng lì zhú jiàn biàn de chéng shú wěn dìng hé yǒu néng lì de guò chéng

Word origin

成 (chéng, "become") + 长 (zhǎng, "grow") combines becoming with growth, giving the word its sense of gradual development into maturity.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, adults, teams, and organizations can be the subject, so the word is not limited to childhood.

Other meanings

  • growverb
  • get biggerverb

Opposites

  • 退步tuì bùregressverb

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