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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

生长 [shēngzhǎng]
  1. 1. verb [Botany] grow
  2. 2. verb [生物] grow up

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

生长 [shēngzhǎng]
  1. 1. grow; growth
    小麦生长良好。
    The wheat is growing well. or The wheat is doing fine.
  2. 2. grow up; be brought up;
    生长在武汉。
    He was born and brought up in Wuhan.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

生长 [shēngzhǎng]
  1. 1. (生物体)在发育过程中增长体积和重量。
  2. 2. 出生和成长;产生和增长
    自幼生长在南方
    这种土壤适合花生、白薯生长

Examples

一种名为九二○的生长激素
a growth hormone known as 920
生长在武汉。
He was born and brought up in Wuhan.
生物都有新陈代谢,有生长、繁殖和死亡。
All living matter undergoes a process of metabolism: it grows, reproduces and perishes.
太阳滋育着万物生长
The sun gives life to all things on earth.
百部的生长对土壤要求较严格。
The growth of stemona japonica relies heavily on the soil.
我们应该根据不同作物所需的生长条件来确定播幅。
We should decide the width of the rows of seeds to be planted according to the growing conditions of different plants.
播种后一定要踩墒,这样有助于植物的生长
One must tramp down the earth over sown seed, which is good for the plants.
那片低湿滩地里生长着茂密的大篙。
Wormwood is flourishing in that low-lying, damp area.
谷芽萌发后,需要充足的雨水才能生长良好。
After the rice sprouts, it needs abundant rain water to grow well.

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nciku Note

成长 and 生长

成长 and 生长
chéngzhǎng and shēngzhǎng

1. 生长 refers to the natural growth and maturity of an organism, usually a plant, but in general can also be used to refer to human beings and animals as well, e.g.
(1) 这棵树生长得很茂盛。
(2) 植物的生长需要充足的光照和水分。
(3) 孩子的生长和发育和周边环境有着密切的关系。

生长 also indicate the birth and growth of a person, and when used with people it carries a more abstract meaning (such as "a newly emerging force", "a reserve force", "a backbone", etc.), e.g.:
(4) 我从小就生长在这个小镇上。
(5) 仇恨力量在他的心里不断生长,最终成为了报复的利剑。

生长 also can be used metaphorically to indicate the development of an economy, science, technology, etc.:
(6) 在传统工业中,新技术生长得还不快。
(7) 这里市场经济还在生长发育的过程中。

2. 成长
1) 成长 indicates the growth and maturation of the human body. If 生长 and 成长 are used together, the former stresses growth while the latter stresses maturation
(1) 这些树苗将来会成长为一片森林。
(2) 孩子在成长过程中需要补充充足的营养。

2) 成长 can also indicate the development and maturity of a person’s character.
(3) 经过多年的部队生活,他终于成长为一个优秀的士兵。
(4) 在学校里,他的能力成长的很快。

1.生长表示生物体的自然长大、成熟,具体意义多指植物,泛指意义也包括人和动物。
“生长”还表示人的出生的长大,有时也表示较抽象意义的人群(如“新生力量”、“后备力量”、“骨干力量”等)的产生。
“生长”还可以用来比喻经济、科学技术等的发展。
2.成长(1) 表示动植物包括人的身体的长大和成熟。如“生长”和“成长”并用,前者侧重逐渐长大,后者侧重成熟。
(2)表示人或人群的性格、素质的发展成熟。

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