Chinese word dictionary

扩展

kuòzhǎn · to extend; to expand; extension; expansion

Practice word

Word information

Simplified扩展

Traditional擴展

Pinyinkuòzhǎn

Part of speech动

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

扩kuò

to expand, to stretch, to magnify

展zhǎn

to open, to unfold; to extend, to stretch

How to learn 扩展

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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发展fāzhǎn

development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand

开展kāizhǎn

to launch; to develop; to unfold; (of an exhibition etc) to open

扩大kuòdà

to expand; to enlarge; to broaden one's scope

展出zhǎnchū

to put on display; to be on show; to exhibit

展开zhǎnkāi

to unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out

展览zhǎnlǎn

to put on display; to exhibit; exhibition; show; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]