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扩张

kuò zhāng · kuo zhang

Traditional 擴張

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. expansion
  2. dilation
  3. to expand (e.g. one's power or influence)
  4. to broaden
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2 examples
01

城(chéng)市(shì)扩(kuò)张(zhāng)会(huì)对(duì)环(huán)境(jìng)造(zào)成(chéng)破(pò)坏(huài)。

Urban sprawl is environmentally damaging.

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

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)计(jì)划(huà)明(míng)年(nián)向(xiàng)海(hǎi)外(wài)扩(kuò)张(zhāng)。

This company plans to expand overseas next year.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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