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发展

fā zhǎn · fa zhan

Traditional 發展

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. development
  2. growth
  3. to develop
  4. to grow
  5. to expand
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The city grows fast

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)城市(chéngshì)发展(fāzhǎn)得(de)真(zhēn)快(kuài)！

    This city is developing so fast!

  2. Liangliang

    是啊(shìa)，十(shí)年(nián)前(qián)这里(zhèlǐ)没有(méiyǒu)地铁(dìtiě)。

    Yes. Ten years ago there was no subway here.

  3. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)到处(dàochù)都(dōu)是(shì)新(xīn)楼(lóu)。

    Now there are new buildings everywhere.

  4. Liangliang

    发展(fāzhǎn)太(tài)快(kuài)了(le)，我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)在(zài)家门口(jiāménkǒu)迷路(mílù)了(le)。

    It develops so fast that I got lost near my home yesterday.

  5. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Really?

  6. Liangliang

    真(zhēn)的(de)，我家(wǒjiā)旁边(pángbiān)新(xīn)开(kāi)了(le)一条(yītiáo)路(lù)。

    Yes. A new road opened next to my building.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(gè)城(chéng)市(shì)的(de)发(fā)展(zhǎn)速(sù)度(dù)很(hěn)快(kuài)。

This city's development is very fast.

02

我(wǒ)肯(kěn)定(dìng)事(shì)情(qing)会(huì)往(wǎng)好(hǎo)的(de)方(fāng)向(xiàng)发(fā)展(zhǎn)。

I am sure the situation will take a turn for the better.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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发
fā

to send out; to show (one's feeling)

展
zhǎn

to spread out; to open up

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