"grow up" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 長大
• 成長

Definition

從孩子變成大人。也可以指思想或行為變得更加成熟。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

在口語和書面語中很常見。可用來形容個人成長，也可規勸別人成熟，比如『你該長大了』。不要與只描述植物成長的“grow”混淆。

Examples

Children grow up quickly these days.

孩子們現在**長大**得很快。

Where did you grow up?

你**是在哪裡長大的**？

She wants her son to grow up healthy.

她希望兒子能健康**長大**。

I never thought I’d grow up to be a teacher.

我從沒想過自己會**長大**當老師。

It’s time to grow up and take responsibility.

該**長大**並承擔責任了。

We all have to grow up at some point, you know.

我們每個人遲早都得**長大**，你知道吧。