有些人永远也长不大。

Some people never grow up.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 有些人 yǒuxiērén some people
2 永远 yǒngyuǎn
  1. forever
  2. eternal
=3 也 Yě surname Ye
=3 也 yě
  1. also; too; as well; (not ...) either
  2. (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X)
  3. (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊 a
=4 长 cháng
  1. long
  2. (bound form) length
  3. (bound form) strong point; forte
  4. (bound form) to be good at
  5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. zhàng)
=4 长 zhǎng
  1. chief
  2. head
  3. elder
  4. to grow
  5. to develop
  6. to increase
  7. to enhance
5 不大 bùdà
  1. not very (clear, far away etc); not too
  2. not often; infrequently