appear to grow; become larger/taller
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
appear to grow; become visibly larger/taller; look bigger/higher
neutralSpecifically refers to the visual perception of growth, often used for plants, children, or objects.
Yī一
chǎnɡ场
chūn春
yǔ雨
hòu后
，
mài麦
miáo苗
jiàn见
zhǎnɡ长
le了
。
After a spring rain, the wheat seedlings appear to have grown.
Hái孩
zi子
de的
ɡè个
tóu头
jiàn见
zhǎnɡ长
le了
，
yī衣
fu服
dōu都
xiǎo小
le了
。
The child seems to have grown taller; his clothes are all too small now.
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Bàn半
ɡè个
yuè月
méi没
lái来
，
zhè这
piàn片
zhú竹
lín林
jiàn见
zhǎnɡ长
le了
bù不
shǎo少
。
After not coming for half a month, this bamboo grove looks noticeably larger.