HSK 3 · Change & Development

成长

chéng zhǎng

to grow up

Stroke order of 成长

2 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

成 · 6 strokes 长 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

Becoming (成) long (长), as a child gets taller, is growing up.

Parts: 成 become + 长 long, grow

The characters in 成长

成 chéng — to become; to succeed (6 strokes)
长 zhǎng — to grow; head; chief (4 strokes)

Example sentence

孩子在爱中成长。

Children grow up in love.

Words with 成

成绩grade; result 变成to turn into 成to become; to succeed 成为to become 完成to complete 组成to form; to make up 成员member 成熟mature; ripe 形成to form 成功success; to succeed 成果result; achievement 成就achievement 建成to complete (building)成立to found; to establish 造成to cause

Words with 长

长大to grow up 家长parent; head of family 班长class monitor 队长team captain 组长group leader 市长mayor 校长headmaster; principal 院长dean; director (of an institute)长to grow; head; chief 部长minister; head of department 所长head of an institute 长城the Great Wall 长期long-term 长处strong point 生长to grow 增长to grow; growth

More words: Change & Development

变化change; to change 变为to become; to turn into 转变to change; to transform 化to change into; -ize 现代化modernization 发展to develop; development 发达developed 进步progress; to improve 进展progress; to make progress 进一步further 改进to improve 改造to transform; to rebuild 修改to revise; to modify 调整to adjust 形成to form 生长to grow

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