How to say “grow” in Chinese
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“Grow” in Chinese is 长, zhǎng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
长 is read zhǎng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Its second reading is zhǎng, “grow”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “长”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 长. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这条裤子太长了zhètiáokùzitàichángleThese pants are too long.
- 她头发很长。tātóufahěnchángShe has long hair.
- 他长2得像爸爸tāzhǎngdexiàngbàbaHe looks like his dad.
- 他长得像爸爸tāzhǎngdexiàngbàbaHe looks like his dad.
- 这条裙子不长不短。zhètiáoqúnzibùchángbùduǎnThis skirt is neither long nor short.
- 这条街很长zhètiáojiēhěnchángThis street is long.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Who do you look like?”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “grow” in Chinese?
“Grow” in Chinese is 长, pinyin zhǎng.
What does 长 mean?
长 (zhǎng) means “grow”.
How do you write 长?
长 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 长?
长 is read zhǎng. Tones: zhǎng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“grow” in the lesson “Who do you look like?”
This word is from the topic “People and personality” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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