长大

長大

zhǎngdà

verb HSK 2 #1,531

Meanings

1 to grow up

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

我在北京长大的。

Wǒ zài Běijīng zhǎngdà de.

I grew up in Beijing.

HSK 1

你长大想做什么？

Nǐ zhǎngdà xiǎng zuò shénme?

What do you want to do when you grow up?

HSK 1

孩子们长大了。

Háizi men zhǎngdà le.

The children have grown up.

Tips

mistakes

长 here is pronounced zhǎng (3rd tone), meaning 'to grow', not cháng (long).

Stroke Order

长 cháng

大 dà