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成长 vs 生长

/ chéngzhǎng vs shēngzhǎng /
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Definition

成长 and 生长 both are Verbs, which means [grow up; grow].

Example

生长, referring to the natural growing up and maturity of an organism, usually a plant,but in general human beings and animals are included.
1
nián
去年
zhǒng
de
shùmiáo
树苗
shēngzhǎng
生长
de
hěn
kuài
  

The tree saplings planted last year grows quickly.

2
Zhè
这里
guāngzhào
光照
gòu
不够
  
,
不利于
zhuāngjia
庄稼
de
shēngzhǎng
生长
  

The sunshine here is not enough for crops to grow.

3
Rén
dòng
动物
de
shēngzhǎng
生长
  
发育
  
,
bukāi
离不开
huánjìng
环境
de
yǐngxiǎng
影响
  

The growth of humans and animals cannot be divoreed from the influence of environment.

生长, indicate the birth and growth of a person, and also the people of a more abstract meaning (such as "newly emerging force", reserve force", "backbone", etc.).
4
chūshēng
出生
zài
shànghǎi
上海
  
,
shēngzhǎng
生长
zài
běijīng
北京
  

I was born in Shanghai, while I was brought up in Beijing.

5
Zài
zhège
这个
xuéshù
学术
yánjiū
研究
gòu
机构
  
,
xīnshēngliang
新生力量
zhèngzài
正在
shēngzhǎng
生长
  
,
hái
yào
需要
duō
péi
培育
  

The new forces in the academic research institute are developing and they need more cares.

生长 is used metaphorically to indicate the development of economy, science, technology, etc.
6
Zài
chuántǒng
传统
nóng
农业
zhōng
  
,
xīn
shù
技术
shēngzhǎng
生长
de
hái
kuài
  

The new technologies in traditional agriculture are not developing rapidly enough.

7
Zhè
这里
shìchǎngjīng
市场经济
hái
zài
shēngzhǎng
生长
发育
guòchéng
过程
zhīzhōng
之中
  

Here the market economy is under development.

成长, indicate the growing and maturing of the human body. If 生长 and 成长 are used together, the former stresses growing while the latter stresses maturing.
8
Zhèzhǒng
这种
shù
  
,
shēngzhǎng
生长期
jiào
cháng
  
,
yòushù
幼树
jiào
jiāonen
娇嫩
  
,
chéngzhǎng
成长
hòu
以后
jiù
不易
shòudào
受到
shānghài
伤害
le
  

The growing span of the tree is long and its sapling is delicate but once it grows up, it can not damaged easily.

9
nián
jiàn
不见
  
,
zi
个子
gāogāode
高高的
  
,
jīng
已经
chéngzhǎng
成长
lai
起来
le
  

After a few years, he gets taller and maturer.

成长, indicate the development and maturity of a person's character and quality.
10
kāishǐ
开始
gōngzuò
工作
hòu
以后
  
,
zài
dàirén
待人
chǔshì
处世
fāngmiàn
方面
  
,
hěnkuài
很快
chéngzhǎng
成长
lai
起来
le
  

After he began to work, he matured quickly in the way of get- ting along with people.

11
Zài
zhè
suǒ
xué
大学
  
,
niánqīng
年轻
de
shī
师资
duì
队伍
zhèngzài
正在
chéngzhǎng
成长
zhuàng
壮大
  

The young faculties in the university are becoming stronger and stronger.

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