生长

shēng zhǎng · sheng zhang

Traditional 生長

Meaning

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

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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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