生长
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
生长 (shēngzhǎng) · to grow
生长 (shēngzhǎng) means “to grow; to grow up”. It is written with 2 characters: 生 (to give birth) + 长 (long). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 生长 is built
The characters
生 shēng · to give birth
What 生 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
长 cháng · long
What 长 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 長; an old man with long hair and a cane (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这种花生长得很快。Zhè zhǒng huā shēngzhǎng de hěn kuài.This kind of flower grows very quickly.
他在北京生长。Tā zài Běijīng shēngzhǎng.He grew up in Beijing.
Questions about 生长
What does 生长 mean?
生长 (shēngzhǎng) means “to grow; to grow up”.
How do you pronounce 生长?
生长 is pronounced shēngzhǎng.
Which HSK level is 生长?
生长 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 男生nánshēngboy
- 女生nǚshēnggirl
- 生病shēngbìngto become ill
- 生气shēngqìangry
- 生日shēngrìbirthday
- 先生xiānshengMr
- 小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student
- 学生xuéshengstudent
- 医生yīshēngdoctor
Learn 生长 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 46: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.