HSK 2 · Life stages

长大

zhǎng dà

to grow up

Stroke order of 长大

2 characters, 7 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

长 · 4 strokes 大 · 3 strokes

Memory trick

长 looks like long hair streaming down; 大 is a person stretching arms wide.

Parts: 长 grow + 大 big

The characters in 长大

长 zhǎng — to grow; head; chief (4 strokes)
大 dà — big; large (3 strokes)

Example sentence

孩子们很快就会长大。

The children will grow up soon.

Words with 长

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 成长to grow up 生长to grow 增长to grow; growth

Words with 大

大学university 大学生college student 大big; large 不大not very; not often 大人adult; grown-up 大家everyone 大自然nature 大海sea; ocean 大声loudly 大门main gate 大衣overcoat 大部分most; the greater part 大多数the vast majority 大量a large amount 大小size 大大greatly 大夫doctor 大使馆embassy

More words: Life stages

青年youth; young people 少年teenager; juvenile 青少年teenagers; young people 老年old age; elderly 中年middle age 年轻young 小时候in childhood 从小since childhood 一生all one's life 出生to be born 生to give birth; to be born; raw 日子day; life; days 生活life; to live 家庭family; household 家长parent; head of family 全家the whole family

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