How to Say ‘The kids have grown a lot lately.’ in Traditional Chinese
最近小朋友也長大很多。
zuì jìn xiǎo péng yǒu yě zhǎng dà hěn duō
[dzway-jin shyaow pung-yoh yeh jahng-dah huhn-dwaw]
💬 Usage Tip: [最近] often goes at the start to set the time frame: [最近小朋友也長大很多]. That's a very reusable pattern, like [最近工作很忙].
Phrase Breakdown
最近
zuì jìn
[dzway-jin]
recently; lately
Used to talk about something that happened in the near past.
最近大家比較常聚在一起。
Recently, everyone has been gathering together more often.
小朋友
xiǎo péng yǒu
[shyaow pung-yoh]
child; kid
Refers to a young child in a warm, everyday way.
最近小朋友學會叫阿公阿嬤了。
Recently, the child learned how to call Grandpa and Grandma.
也
yě
[yeh]
also; too
Adds another related idea, meaning 'as well' or 'too.'
爸爸很期待，媽媽也很期待。
Dad is looking forward to it, and Mom is too.
長大
zhǎng dà
[jahng-dah]
to grow up
Describes a child becoming older or more mature.
才幾個月沒見，他就長大不少。
After only a few months of not seeing him, he has grown up quite a bit.
很多
hěn duō
[huhn-dwaw]
a lot; much
Shows a big amount or significant degree of change.
她最近懂事很多。
She has become much more sensible recently.
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