茁壮 zhuózhuàng healthy and strong
healthy and strong; sturdy; thriving; vigorous; robust; flourishing
How to remember 茁壮: 茁 to sprout + 壮 big = healthy and strong.
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How it is used
- Sturdy and thriving - of vigorous, healthy growth - 茁壮成长 (zhuózhuàng chéngzhǎng) to grow up strong and healthy.
- Almost always with 成长, describing children, seedlings, or an enterprise flourishing.
- Positive register; the imagery is robust, vigorous vitality.