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生长 (shēng zhǎng): To grow (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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生长 consists of 2 characters.

to be born; to give birth; life; to grow

How to Use 生长 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 生长 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith自然

zì自

rán然

shēng生

zhǎng长

neutral

natural growth

Verb + Complementwith在

shēng生

zhǎng长

zài在

neutral

grow in/at

Adverb + Verbwith快速

kuài快

sù速

shēng生

zhǎng长

Verb + Objectwith环境

shēng生

zhǎng长

huán环

jìng境

Example Sentences with 生长

xiǎo小

cǎo草

zài在

shēng生

zhǎng长

。

The grass is growing.

neutral

grow rapidly

neutral

growth environment

Zhè这

zhǒng种

zhí植

wù物

zài在

wēn温

nuǎn暖

de的

qì气

hòu候

zhōng中

shēng生

zhǎng长

de得

hěn很

kuài快

。

This type of plant grows very quickly in warm climates.

zài在

shì适

yí宜

de的

qì气

hòu候

tiáo条

jiàn件

xià下

，

zhè这

zhǒng种

zhí植

wù物

huì会

shēng生

zhǎng长

dé得

gé格

wài外

mào茂

shèng盛

。

Under suitable climatic conditions, this plant will grow exceptionally luxuriantly.

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nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

，

nì逆

jìng境

fǎn反

ér而

gèng更

néng能

cù促

jìn进

yí一

gè个

rén人

de的

shēng生

zhǎng长

ma吗

？

Don't you think that adversity can actually promote a person's growth more?

hái孩

zi子

men们

zài在

chūn春

tiān天

shēng生

zhǎng长

dé得

yóu由

yú于

quē缺

fá乏

yáng阳

guāng光

，

zhè这

pén盆

huā

zhè这

piàn片

sēn森

lín林

shēng生

zhǎng长

zhe着

xǔ许

duō多

suí随

zhe着

jīng经

jì济

de的

shēng生

zhǎng长

，

chéng城

wǒ我

zuì最

jìn近

zài在

dú读

yì一

běn本

guān关

yú于

dà

hěn很

kuài快

。

Children grow quickly in spring.

花

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

xiàng像

yù预

qī期

nà那

yàng样

jiàn健

kāng康

shēng生

zhǎng长

。

Due to a lack of sunlight, this potted flower did not grow healthily as expected.

zhēn珍

xī稀

shù树

zhǒng种

，

xū需

yào要

dé得

dào到

yán严

gé格

de的

bǎo保

hù护

。

This forest grows many rare tree species and requires strict protection.

shì

市

de的

miàn面

mào貌

yě也

zài在

bù不

duàn断

biàn变

huà化

。

With the growth of the economy, the appearance of the city is constantly changing.

大

nǎo脑

rú如

hé何

suí随

nián年

líng龄

shēng生

zhǎng长

de的

kē科

pǔ普

shū书

。

I've been reading a popular science book about how the brain grows with age recently.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 生长.

Words with 生

先生xiān shengHSK 1
医生yī shengHSK 1
学生xué shengHSK 1
生日shēng rìHSK 2
生病shēng bìngHSK 2
生气shēng qìHSK 3
出生chū shēngHSK 4
发生fā shēngHSK 4

Words with 长

校长xiào zhǎngHSK 3
长城Cháng chéngHSK 4
长江Cháng jiāngHSK 4
成长chéng zhǎngHSK 5
长途cháng túHSK 5
专长zhuān cháng
会长huì zhǎng
修长xiū cháng