成长 meaning in English

chéngzhǎng

to mature; to grow

HSK 3verbTraditional 成長10 strokes

Meaning of 成长

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chéngzhǎng

to mature
to grow
growth

How to use 成长

成长 describes growing up and developing over time, for people, companies, or even skills and character. It is often more abstract than 长大 (zhǎngdà), which mostly means getting physically bigger or older. Example: 孩子们在快乐中成长。(Háizimen zài kuàilè zhōng chéngzhǎng.) The children grow up in happiness.

成 (chéng) means to become or complete, and 长 (zhǎng) means to grow, so 成长 is growing until you become complete. Think of a child who keeps growing until they become an adult.

Common mistake: Learners often read 长 here as cháng (long), but in 成长 it is zhǎng, the same as in 长大 (zhǎngdà) and 队长 (duìzhǎng). Also, do not put an object after 成长; say 他成长了很多 (He has grown a lot), not 成长孩子.

成长 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ在zài波bō士shì顿dùn成chéng长zhǎng。

I grew up in Boston.

孩hái子zi的de成chéng长zhǎng快kuài得de令lìng人rén吃chī惊jīng。

Children grow up so quickly.

第dì三sān季jì国guó民mín生shēng产chǎn总zǒng值zhí较jiào上shàng一yī季jì成chéng长zhǎng了le1％。

The third quarter GNP growth was 1% over the preceding quarter.

更gèng多duō投tóu资zī在zài教jiào育yù的de钱qián将jiāng会huì刺cì激jī经jīng济jì成chéng长zhǎng。

More money for education will spur economic growth.

一yí个gè成chéng长zhǎng中zhōng的de孩hái子zi如rú果guǒ没méi有yǒu充chōng足zú的de能néng量liàng，可kě能néng需xū要yào药yào物wù治zhì疗liáo。

A growing child who doesn't seem to have much energy perhaps needs medical attention.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

成 chéng · to succeed · 6 strokes

长 cháng · long · 4 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 成长.

成为	chéngwéi	to become; to turn into
变成	biànchéng	to change into; to turn into
完成	wánchéng	to complete; to accomplish
长大	zhǎngdà	to grow up
队长	duìzhǎng	captain; team leader
市长	shìzhǎng	mayor
校长	xiàozhǎng	(college, university) president; headmaster
成绩	chéngjì	achievement; performance records
组成	zǔchéng	to form; to make up
家长	jiāzhǎng	head of a household; family head
院长	yuànzhǎng	the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board; university presi
组长	zǔzhǎng	group leader

Questions about 成长

What does 成长 mean?

成长 (chéngzhǎng) means "to mature; to grow" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 成长?

成长 is made of 2 characters: 成 (6 strokes), 长 (4 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.

Is 成长 an HSK word?

Yes. 成长 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 成长 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 成长 is written 成長.

What is the difference between 成长 and 长大?

长大 (zhǎngdà) usually means to grow up physically or get older, as in 我在北京长大 (I grew up in Beijing). 成长 also covers inner growth and development, like personal or business growth.

Can 成长 be used as a noun?

Yes. It can mean growth, as in 孩子的成长 (háizi de chéngzhǎng), a child's growth, or 公司的成长 (gōngsī de chéngzhǎng), a company's growth.