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The Chinese word zhangda - 长大 - zhǎngdà
(to grow up in Chinese)



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

zhǎngdà

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English translations

to grow up,
to grow

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Chinese characters  ( zhangda / zhǎngdà ) with pronunciation (English translation: to grow up )

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长大 ( zhangda / zhǎngdà ) is composed of these characters: 长 (chang) , 大 (da)
长大 ( zhangda / zhǎngdà ) in traditional characters
長大
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 长大 ( zhangda / zhǎngdà ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Ni zhangda le xiang zuo shenme?
Nǐ zhǎngdà le xiǎng zuò shénme?
 – English translation: What do you want to be when you grow up?

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(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

to grow  |  big
 

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