壮大
zhuàngdà
to grow strong, to expand
Part of speech · verb / adjective
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 公司近年来不断壮大。The company has kept growing stronger in recent years.
- 我们要壮大自己的队伍。We must strengthen our own ranks.
Collocations
发展壮大日益壮大壮大力量壮大队伍
Mnemonic
壮 zhuàng "robust, grand" + 大 dà "big": to become robust and big, i.e. to grow strong, to strengthen. Korean jang-dae (壯大) leans toward "large in build", but Chinese 壮大 is common as a verb for an organization or force "growing larger and stronger" (发展壮大), the same characters with a different slant. It is both intransitive and transitive ("to grow" / "to build up"). 壮 is the 壮 of 强壮 and 壮观.
Related
强大发展扩大增强
Quick check
How does Chinese 壮大 differ in nuance from Korean jang-dae?