- (生) come into being; begin to grow; form:
get cancer;
长癌
have a boil;
长疮
- (生长; 成长) grow; develop:
Youth is the time of physical growth.
青年时期是长身体的时期。
She has grown so that she is even a little taller than her mother.
她长得比母亲都高一点了。
- (增进; 增加) acquire; enhance; increase:
increase one's knowledge; gain experience;
长见识
Such a tendency is not to be encouraged.
此风不可长。