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扩大

kuò dà · kuo da

Traditional 擴大

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Meaning

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  1. to expand
  2. to enlarge
  3. to broaden one's scope
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Expanding the shop

  1. Liangliang

    王(wáng)叔叔(shūshu)的(de)小店(xiǎodiàn)要(yào)扩大(kuòdà)了(le)。

    Uncle Wang's little shop is going to expand.

  2. Dengdeng

    他(tā)想(xiǎng)扩大(kuòdà)到(dào)多大(duōdà)呢(ne)？

    How big does he want to expand it?

  3. Liangliang

    把(bǎ)隔壁(gébì)的(de)房子(fángzi)也(yě)租(zū)下来(xiàlai)，扩大(kuòdà)一倍(yībèi)。

    Rent the room next door too, expand it double.

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)隔壁(gébì)是(shì)我(wǒ)家(jiā)！

    But next door is my home!

  5. Liangliang

    他(tā)还(hái)没(méi)告诉(gàosu)你(nǐ)吗(ma)？

    He hasn't told you yet?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)真(zhēn)的(de)很(hěn)需(xū)要(yào)扩(kuò)大(dà)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)柏(bó)柏(bó)语(yǔ)词(cí)汇(huì)量(liàng)。

He really needs to expand his Berber vocabulary.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

公(gōng)司(sī)打(dǎ)算(suàn)明(míng)年(nián)扩(kuò)大(dà)生(shēng)产(chǎn)规(guī)模(mó)。

The company plans to expand its production scale next year.

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