壮 zhuàng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 士 — scholar, gentleman
- Made of
- 丬 half of tree trunk 士 scholar, gentleman
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
壮大
zhuàngdà
to grow in strength; to expand
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 这家机构在短短几年内迅速壮大，却没有同步建立透明的治理机制。 Zhè jiā jīgòu zài duǎnduǎn jǐ nián nèi xùnsù zhuàngdà, què méiyǒu tóngbù jiànlì tòumíng de zhìlǐ jīzhì. This organisation expanded rapidly within just a few years, yet failed to establish transparent governance mechanisms at the same pace.
- 企业只有不断创新才能不断壮大。 Qǐyè zhǐyǒu bùduàn chuàngxīn cáinéng bùduàn zhuàngdà. A company can only keep growing stronger through constant innovation.
- 这支志愿队伍从十人壮大到几千人。 Zhè zhī zhìyuàn duìwu cóng shí rén zhuàngdà dào jǐ qiān rén. This volunteer team grew from ten people to several thousand.
Related words
- 强壮 qiángzhuàng strong, robust; to strengthen
- 健壮 jiànzhuàng strong; robust
- 理直气壮 lǐzhíqìzhuàng to be confident and forceful because one is in the right
- 壮 zhuàng strong; sturdy; to strengthen
- 壮观 zhuàngguān spectacular; magnificent
- 壮丽 zhuànglì majestic; magnificent; splendid
- 壮烈 zhuàngliè heroic; brave and tragic
- 茁壮 zhuózhuàng healthy and strong; vigorous
- 不大 búdà not very, not much
- 大 dà big, large; older
- 大学 dàxué university
- 大学生 dàxuéshēng university student