GROW  長大長／生

LIVE so as to INCREASE in SIZE.
GET BIGGERGET TALLERGET LARGERINCREASE IN SIZESPROUTGERMINATESHOOT UPSPRING UPDEVELOPBUDBURST FORTHBLOOMFLOURISHTHRIVEBURGEON
Antonym
  • REDUCECHANGE something so as to CAUSE it to BECOME MORE FEW:fewer.
    Hypernym
    • LIVEEXIST AND USE FOOD.
      • EXISTBE-IN the UNIVERSE of SPACE AND TIME.
        • BE INRELATION between a THING AND what that THING FILLS OR PART:partially FILLS.
          • RELATIONFEATURE of TWO OR MORE THINGS TOGETHER....
    See also
    • SOWAGRICULTURAL WORK INTENDING to CAUSE PLANTS TO BEGIN to GROW..
      Hyponym
      • FLOURISH　To GROW so as to BECOME STRONG AND ABUNDANT.
        • RIPE　FLOURISH so as to BECOME a COMPLETE FRUIT, TYPICALLY a FRUIT which one CAN EAT.
      Old Chinese Criteria
      1. The current general term for growth is zhǎng 長, and for having as a habitat it is shēng 生.

      2. Chéng 成 refers specifically to growing to a mature state and thus to grow into something grown-up.

      3. Bāo 苞 refers to plants growing in clusters.

      4. Shú 熟 refers to a plant growing to maturity and the ripe stage where it may be harvested.

      NB: Chǎn 產 refers specifically to a plant or an animal being a product of a certain area and thus growing in that area. This word is marginal in the group.

      Modern Chinese Criteria
      長大

      生長

      見長

      生

      長

      成長

      長進

      成丁

      成人

      成材

      rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

      • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 12.53

      • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.17.16

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      Words

      長  zhǎng OC: krlaŋʔ MC: ʈi̯ɐŋ 27 AttributionsWD

      The current general term for growth is zhǎng 長.

        Word relations
      • Ant: 少/YOUNG Shào 少 (ant. zhǎng 長 "grown up") is a comparative term and refers specifically to relatively young age in humans; note that a person remains shào 少 "junior" (ant. zhǎng 長 "senior") in respect to elders until he is very old indeed.
      • Contrast: 育/REAR The current general word for rearing and/or breeding is yù 育, which can refer to animals as well as occasionally to humans, and the word belongs to a dignified stylistic layer.
      • Contrast: 宰/CONTROL

        Syntactic words
      • nabactgrowthLZ
      • vadNgrown-up, adult
      • vadVwhen grown up
      • vibe grown up
      • vi+Sgrow so that S
      • vichangegrow; grow up properly; grow up to be adult; (of abilities) grow to get stronger, develop;
      • vt(oN)figurative, causative, intensitiveforce matters to grow and matureCH
      • vt0oN{SUBJ}grow
      • vtoNabcausativemake develop fully, allow to develop
      • vtoNcausativelet grow, allow to grow; get to flourish
      • vtoNcausativebe caused or allowed to grow
      • vtoNcausativeCHEMLA 2003: cause to grow> expand 以乘其實而長之 "by multiplication of the corresponding dividend one expands it".
      生  shēng OC: sraaŋ MC: ʂɣaŋ 24 AttributionsWD

      The current general term for a plant having a place as a habitat is shēng 生

        Syntactic words
      • nabgrow; sproutingCH
      • vichangegrow, have one's habitat (as crops)
      • vt+prep+Ngrow in (a place N)
      • vt+prep+Ninchoativecome to grow in NCH
      • vt+prep+Nobject=sourcegrow from N
      • vt+V(0)V=passivebe caused to growCH
      • vt0oN{SUBJ}there grow N
      • vtoNcausativemake N grow, allow N to growCH
      • vtoN{PLACE}grow in a placeLZ
      熟  shóu OC: djɯwɡ MC: dʑuk 9 AttributionsWD

      Shú 熟 refers to a plant growing to maturity and the ripe stage where it may be harvested.

        Word relations
      • Assoc: 豐/FLOURISH Fēng 豐 (ant.* wěi 萎 "dried up and thin on the ground") refers to rich thick growth, often as an asset.

        Syntactic words
      • vichangeto mature; to ripen
      • vifigurativemature so as to lead to retribution (of actions)
      • vtoNperfectivehave matured, have ripened
      成  chéng OC: djeŋ MC: dʑiɛŋ 3 AttributionsWD

      Chéng 成 refers specifically to growing to a mature state and thus to grow into something grown-up.

        Syntactic words
      • vadVas an adult
      • vibe grown up, be an adult
      • vichangegrow up; grow to proper size; mature properly;
      動  dòng OC: dooŋʔ MC: duŋ 2 AttributionsWD

        Word relations
      • Contrast: 作/ARISE Zuò 作 (ant.* xiē 歇 "cease to exist, cease to be active, cease to happen") typically refers to something happening or arising for the first time, but the word can also refer to the emergence of persons like sages. [ORIGINAL], [SPECIFIC]

        Syntactic words
      • viprocesssprout, grow
      苞  bāo OC: pruu MC: pɣɛu 2 AttributionsWD

      Bāo 苞 refers to plants growing in clusters.

        Syntactic words
      • vadNgrowing in clusters
      • vichangegrow in clusters
      • vtoNcausativemake grow in clusters
      轉大  zhuǎn dà OC: tonʔ daads MC: ʈiɛn dɑi 2 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPichangegrow older　年轉大　"grow older"
      穟  suì OC: sɢluds MC: zi 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • vi.redprocessgrow up or grow in a certain place.
      茁  zhuó OC: skrod MC: ʈʂiɛt 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • vigrow (strong and fat); thrive
      遂長  suì zhǎng OC: sɢluds krlaŋʔ MC: zi ʈi̯ɐŋ 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPiprocessgrow properly
      生長  shēng zhǎng MC: sraeng drjang  OC: sraaŋ krlaŋʔ CH 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VP prep Nchangeoriginate and grow up in NCH
      長為  zhǎng wéi MC: drjang hjweH OC: krlaŋʔ ɢʷalCH 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNgrow so as to becomeCH
      孰  shú MC: dzyuwk OC: djɯwɡLZ 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • viresultative= shú 熟: to mature, to get ripeLZ
      少長  shào zhǎng MC: syewX drjang OC: hmljews krlaŋʔCH 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPigrow up from childhoodCH
      少長  shào zhǎng MC: syewX drjang OC: hmljews krlaŋʔCH 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPigrow up from childhoodCH
      叢  cóng OC: dzooŋ MC: dzuŋ 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • vigrow thickly Baopuzi, Preface: 荊棘叢於庭宇 "...grow thickly in the yard"
      產  chǎn OC: sqreenʔ MC: ʂɣɛn 0 AttributionsWD

      NB: Chǎn 產 refers specifically to a plant or an animal being a product of a certain area and thus growing in that area. This word is marginal in the group.

        Syntactic words
      登  dēng OC: tɯɯŋ MC: təŋ 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • vichangeripen, get properly ripe
        Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: CH 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • VP prep Nchangeoriginate and grow up in NCH
        Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: CH 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNgrow so as to becomeCH

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