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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

长大 [zhǎngdà]
  1. 1. grow up; be brought up
    长大了当医生。
    I'm going to be a doctor when I grow up.
    我们长大后要为祖国做贡献。

Examples

长大成人
be grown to manhood 成人
儿女都已长大成人。
The children have all grown up. 儿女
等这些树木都长大成林,风景该(有)多美!
When these trees grow into a forest, how beautiful the scenery will be!
在红旗下长大
be brought up under the red flag; grow up in socialist society 红旗
我的孩子生活在优越的环境中,可以说是在蜜罐中长大的。
My child has always lived in comfort. He can be said to have grown up in a honey jar. 蜜罐
明儿你长大了,也开拖拉机好不好?
What about you becoming a tractor driver too when you grow up? 明儿
这孩子是在甜水里长大的。
The child's grown up in happy times 甜水
长大了当医生。
I'm going to be a doctor when I grow up. 长大
我在爷爷奶奶的爱抚下长大 爱抚
他小时侯就不安分,长大了更爱惹事。 安分

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