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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[zhǎng]
  1. 1. adjective [大] older
    他年我3岁。
    He's three years older than me.
  2. 2. adjective [排行第一] oldest
    oldest brother
  3. 3. noun [年长者]
    elder brother
    teacher
  4. 4. noun [头领] head
    head teacher
    理事
    chairman of the board
  5. 5. verb [生] form
    他身上了疥疮。
    A sore formed on his body.
  6. 6. verb [发育] grow
    得像他爸爸。
    He looks like his father.
  7. 7. verb [增加] acquire
    知识
    acquire knowledge

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[zhǎng]
  1. 1. adjective older; elder; senior
    比他年
    older than him
    他比我一辈。
    He belongs to my father's generation.
    他比我两岁。
    He is two years older than me
  2. 2. adjective eldest; oldest
    eldest brother
    eldest daughter
  3. 3. noun chief; head
    section chief
    leading cadre; senior officer
  4. 4. verb grow; develop
    青年时期是身体的时期。
    Youth is the time of physical growth.
    庄稼得很旺。
    The crops are growing very well.
  5. 5. verb come into being; begin to grow; form
    have a boil
    get cancer
    get rusty
    孩子牙了。
    The baby is teething.
    叶子了。
    The leaves are coming out.
    桃树虫了。
    The peach tree is wormy.
  6. 6. verb acquire; enhance; increase
    工资
    get an increase in salary; get a pay rise (or pay raise)

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[zhǎng]
  1. 1. 生物体在发育过程中由小到大,直至成熟
    生在北京,在南京。
    树苗得很壮实。
    势喜人。
  2. 2. 年纪大;辈分高;排行第一
    辈。
    子。
  3. 3. 年龄大或辈分高的人
  4. 4. 领导者;负责人
  5. 5. 生出
    果树虫子了。
    锈。
    毛儿。
    疮。
  6. 6. 增进;增强(用于抽象事物)
    知识。
    志气。
  7. 7. E笔顺是眣眑眕,4画。

Examples

这孩子得白白净净的。
The child has a fair complexion.
庄稼得真棒。
The crops are excellent.
他比我(小)一辈。
He's one generation my senior (junior).
这个瓶子脖儿
The bottle has a long neck.
这块地的麦子得不大离儿。
The wheat on this field is not bad.
这孩子一年不见,这么高了。
It's only a year since I last saw the child and he's grown so tall.
外贸部部
Minister of Foreign Trade
省委宣传部部
Director of the Propaganda Department of a provincial Party committee
才干
enhance one's abilities
距离赛跑
a long-distance race

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