长 – vocab dash

长zhǎng

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Meanings

1. chief

2. head

3. elder

4. to grow

5. to develop

6. to increase

7. to enhance

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有些yǒuxiē人rén永远yǒngyuǎn也yě长zhǎng不bù大dà。

Some people never grow up.

你nǐ为什么wèishénme长zhǎng不bù大dà呢ne？

Why don't you grow up?

这些zhèxiē植物zhíwù太tài小xiǎo了le，我wǒ觉得juéde它们tāmen长zhǎng不bù大dà。

These plants are too small. I don't think that they'll grow.

我wǒ知道zhīdào他tā的de名字míngzi，但dàn不bù知道zhīdào他tā长zhǎng什么样shénmeyàng。

I know him by name, but not by sight.

她tā的de头发tóufa长zhǎng回huí原来yuánlái的de长度chángdù了le。

Her hair grew back to its original length.

长zhǎng不bù高gāo不是bùshì坏事huàishì。

There's nothing wrong with not being tall.