长大成人

長大成人

zhǎngdà chéngrén

phrase #10,651

Meanings

孩子们总有一天会长大成人。

Háizi men zǒng yǒu yī tiān huì zhǎngdà chéngrén.

Children will grow up to be adults someday.

她看着儿子长大成人，感到很欣慰。

Tā kàn zhe érzi zhǎngdà chéngrén, gǎndào hěn xīnwèi.

She felt gratified watching her son grow into an adult.

usage

长大成人 emphasizes the full transition from child to adult. 长大 alone just means 'to grow up' without necessarily implying adulthood.

mistakes

长 here is pronounced zhǎng (3rd tone, to grow), not cháng (2nd tone, long).

长 cháng

大 dà

成 chéng

人 rén