📘 Lernkarte #2716 — 长大 (zhǎngdà)
(grow up)
🔤 Basic Data
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Hanzi: 长大
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Pinyin: zhǎngdà
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IPA: [ʈʂɑ̀ŋ tâ]
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Tone: 🔵 3 + 🟣 4
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Meaning: to grow up; to become an adult
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Semantic class: verb (development / change)
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HSK: 1–2
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Frequency: extremely high (daily life)
⭐ Core Meaning
EN:
长大 (zhǎngdà) means to grow up, referring to physical growth, maturity, or becoming an adult.
DE:
长大 (zhǎngdà) bedeutet aufwachsen / erwachsen werden, sowohl körperlich als auch mental.
长 (zhǎng) = to grow
大 (dà) = big
➡️ 长大 = grow → become big
🔗 Common Collocations
| Hanzi |
Pinyin |
English |
Deutsch |
| 长大了 |
zhǎngdà le |
have grown up |
erwachsen geworden |
| 从小长大 |
cóng xiǎo zhǎngdà |
grow up from childhood |
von klein auf aufwachsen |
| 快长大 |
kuài zhǎngdà |
grow up fast |
schnell erwachsen werden |
| 长大以后 |
zhǎngdà yǐhòu |
after growing up |
wenn man erwachsen ist |
| 看着他长大 |
kànzhe tā zhǎngdà |
watch him grow up |
ihm beim Aufwachsen zusehen |
🇬🇧 ENGLISH — Full Explanation (with Pinyin)
长大 is a very common verb used to describe development over time.
Typical usage
childhood → adulthood
孩子慢慢长大了。
Háizi mànman zhǎngdà le.
The child has gradually grown up.
life plans
我长大以后想当老师。
Wǒ zhǎngdà yǐhòu xiǎng dāng lǎoshī.
When I grow up, I want to be a teacher.
observation
他是在这个城市长大的。
Tā shì zài zhège chéngshì zhǎngdà de.
He grew up in this city.
⚠️ Usage notes (EN)
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often used with 了 to mark change
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subject is usually a person or animal
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not used for abstract growth (use 发展)
🇩🇪 DEUTSCH — Erklärung (mit Pinyin)
长大 wird verwendet, um Aufwachsen und Reifung zu beschreiben.
Typische Verwendung
Erwachsenwerden
她已经长大了。
Tā yǐjīng zhǎngdà le.
Sie ist schon erwachsen.
Zukunft
长大以后你想做什么？
Zhǎngdà yǐhòu nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme?
Was möchtest du werden, wenn du groß bist?
⚠️ Hinweis (DE)
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sehr häufig in Kindersprache & Alltag
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nicht mit 长 (cháng = lang) verwechseln
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Verb der persönlichen Entwicklung
🌟 COMPARISON — 长大 vs similar words
| Meaning |
Pinyin |
Hanzi |
Note |
| grow up |
zhǎngdà |
长大 |
personal growth |
| grow (plants) |
shēngzhǎng |
生长 |
biological |
| develop |
fāzhǎn |
发展 |
abstract |
| become big |
biàn dà |
变大 |
size change |
| adult |
chéngnián |
成年 |
state/result |
01｜Syllable Analysis — zhǎng · dà
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zhǎng — IPA [ʈʂɑ̀ŋ] — Tone 3 — grow
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dà — IPA [tâ] — Tone 4 — big
Tone pattern: 3 → 4
→ growth → completion
02｜Mnemonics — 长大
| Category |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning link |
grow → big |
wachsen → groß |
| Tone link |
dip → fall |
Entwicklung |
| Visual |
child to adult |
Kind → Erwachsener |
| Memory tip |
“grow big” |
„groß werden“ |
03｜Didactic Summary — 长大
| Focus |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning |
grow up |
aufwachsen |
| Usage |
people |
Menschen |
| Tone |
3 + 4 |
3. + 4. Ton |
| Register |
neutral |
neutral |
| Frequency |
extremely high |
extrem hoch |
❌ Common Learner Notes
❌ 长大 = 长 ❌ (grow up ≠ long)
❌ used for ideas ❌ (use 发展)
✅ 长大了 ✔️
✅ 长大以后 ✔️
✅ 从小长大 ✔️
✅ Fazit #2716 — 长大 (zhǎngdà)
EN:
A core high-frequency verb meaning to grow up, essential for talking about childhood, maturity, and life plans.
DE:
Ein zentrales Hochfrequenzverb für aufwachsen / erwachsen werden, unverzichtbar im Alltag.