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滋長

简滋长 · 繁滋長

Mandarin · pinyin zī zhǎng

to grow (usually of abstract things)
to yield
to develop

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滋: zī · grow, multiply, increase; thrive
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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1–3 · zi1 zhang3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi1 zoeng2

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verb

(literal, of an organism) to grow
(figurative, of an abstract thing) to develop; to grow

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